Comment 57 for bug 882274

There is more than one issue with Unity, absolutely, and I probably should have phrased it this way - the community engagement issue is going to come to a head over the launcher. It's likely to be the first flaw a new user encounters in Unity, and certainly generates more forum posts than any of Unity's other quirks.

The difference between Linux and commercial operating systems is that Linux is community-driven, and while Mark makes a good point about dispersed efforts hurting development, the community has the ultimate decision-making power. In this case, it's Canonical's job to lay out a vision; it's the community's job to fill in the details.

It's only a matter of time before the community patches in a movable dock. The demand is there, and the implementation can be done by one person. The question in my mind is how Canonical will respond to that patch - will they give preference to their design or to the community's wishes?