Well, well, it is good news even for me, it is a challenge and I am going to
buy another hard disk after the next salary and put the newest Ubuntu on it (I
also need some more space). My experimental hard disk is given away. I will try
to resist on the barricades a whole day under Ubuntu with Unity and another day
with Gnome shell. And then switch to the DEs and WMs that are better for me and
for most users.
But, I must repeat, the older Gnome with Compiz is rather slow but
comfortable and very practical, XFCE is fast, LXDE is faster than Windows XP and
it is really usable and efficient. FVWM-Crystal is a jewel, FVWM is good enough,
Afterstep is more stressing than any Windows. I cannot stand it more than 10
minutes.