Ubuntu Moves Away From GNOME

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday October 25, 2010 @03:00AM from the end-of-an-era dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It's official: Ubuntu has, with its ironically named 'Unity' interface, chosen to move away from GNOME for Ubuntu Natty Narwhal. Or at least move away from GNOME Shell. Mark Shuttleworth says that Ubuntu will still be 'GNOME,' even if it's not using GNOME Shell. Do you agree?"

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Re:The responsibilities of a low User ID by bigredradio · 2010-10-25 05:48 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Crap! Based on that I am relegated to playing farmtown all day.

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Re:The responsibilities of a low User ID by jallen02 · 2010-10-25 07:37 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Inquiring minds need to know.
Re:The responsibilities of a low User ID by Thuktun · 2010-10-25 08:04 · Score: 0, Offtopic

You're in the difficult 50K to 100K segment, which demands some knowledge and lots of genuine, honest curiosity. If you had only waited a week or two, you would be in the 100K+, which only requires a 50% troll ratio.
Repeet in small wurds, pleese.
Re:The responsibilities of a low User ID by interkin3tic · 2010-10-25 09:00 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Perhaps we should institute a system of tests, in which low-UID users are periodically challenged on their knowledge, and demoted if they fail - and other users are given an opportunity to filter up the ranks via the same system?
Yes, and then they would be entitled to all the privileges of a low UID!
In case you're wondering what those would be, let me tell you what those are:
1. A few people for some reason assume you know what you're talking about, at least until they realize you don't know what you're talking about
2. If you say something someone disagrees with, they might make a sarcastic comment about your low UID.