So what's the wow?

Post #335,003 by drook 10/30/10 1:03:17 AM Reply	So what's the wow? -- Drew
Post #335,005 by folkert 10/30/10 12:48:18 PM Reply	Wow... As in its working the first time for upgrades and works out of the box for new installs on even very new devices/computers. Its different from the last time... and many times before. Yes, there are cases where things don't work, but those are some of those things like EARLY Intel Video Cards that are mostly un-documented and early air cards and some screwed up motherpoard chipsets that even Windows hates.
Post #335,006 by drook 10/30/10 1:14:48 PM Reply	So a good install Is there anything after that that's so compelling I should jump on it now? I'm not interested in being an early adopter any more, so I'm fine with keeping this version for a while. -- Drew
Post #335,007 by folkert 10/30/10 3:09:19 PM Reply	Nope. You'd be good 'til December. About the only thing... Careful about 11.04 anyway... its going to have a big departure.
Post #335,008 by hnick 10/30/10 3:12:36 PM Reply	What does 11.04 do?
Post #335,009 by folkert 10/30/10 3:26:10 PM Reply	Changes... Lots of them. GUI changes to a non-GNOME Shell. Still running GNOME but different Shell and no nautilus etc... "improved" startup system ... Plethora of other minor changes.
Post #335,011 by drook 10/30/10 3:51:51 PM Reply	Got a pointer to a writeup? That's pretty significant. I'd like to preview that. -- Drew
Post #335,012 by folkert 10/30/10 4:53:24 PM 10/30/10 4:54:11 PM Reply	Here: http://www.google.co...+narwhal+features http://www.markshutt....com/archives/478 http://www.canonical...uds-natty-narwhal http://www.downloads...me-default-shell/ http://arstechnica.c...users-in-2011.ars http://www.ubunturoo...u-1104-natty.html Edited by folkert Oct. 30, 2010, 04:54:11 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #335,034 by drook 10/30/10 11:56:27 PM Reply	No more Gnome? Now that is interesting All I can see from the screenshot is that the bottom bar is moved to the left. Kind of makes sense with all the widescreens people are using. I see that it's based on Gnome, how different can it really be? -- Drew
Post #335,042 by folkert 10/31/10 10:33:53 AM Reply	Very. If you want to see/use it get the netbook aimed 10.10. It already has it. Its a seriously simplified UI interface. Sort of like the iPhone and Android UI. Personally, I'll take my Gnome Shell. To me it feels like they are going to what XFCE did years ago.
Post #335,048 by boxley 10/31/10 1:48:39 PM Reply	gnome? gngag Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #335,062 by folkert 10/31/10 9:33:51 PM Reply	Re: gnome? gngag blah GFY.
Post #335,065 by drook 10/31/10 9:56:18 PM Reply	But is it more lightweight? As in more responsive? -- Drew
Post #335,066 by folkert 11/1/10 12:22:42 AM Reply	Perhaps. But it is supposed to have much the same functionality of the Gnome Shell and probably the heft. But then I don't know, I've never used it.

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