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Ubuntu 14.04: don't touch those buttons!

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stayed with ubuntu and unity (Score: 2, Interesting)

by rocks@pipedot.org on 2014-05-07 12:15 (#1EW)

Over the years, I have drifted from Redhat, Gentoo, Debian and finally to Ubuntu about five years ago. I just found that Ubuntu was a reference point for many project releases even if the projects also release source code as well. I guess the latest high profile version of this is Steam on 12.04. Anyway, aside from linking Amazon to search queries which I disable, my functionality and use of Linux has not (yet) been greatly affected by Canonical's decisions with its Linux distribution and Unity window manager. I guess I don't really care where various UI elements get put at the end of the day as long as I can find them. I quite like the Dash search.

That said, I remain puzzled why Canonical seems to care to fix UI elements to particular places in the first place? I am not sure what they gain from this?

Re: stayed with ubuntu and unity (Score: 4, Insightful)

by fnj@pipedot.org on 2014-05-07 17:27 (#1F8)

I remain puzzled why Canonical seems to care to fix UI elements to particular places in the first place? I am not sure what they gain from this?
The motivation is simple zealotry on the part of their UI priesthood. They know what is the Only True Way in every detail, and by god, that is all you will get. Some might theink there must be a rational motivation: that rigidity and removal of customizability reduces the code complexity and footprint. This is a false attribution. Do not underestimate the religious fervor of deside wonks with the bit in their teeth.

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Time Reason Points Voter
2014-05-07 20:02 Insightful +1 billshooterofbul@pipedot.org
2014-05-08 07:42 Insightful +1 computermachine@pipedot.org
2014-05-10 06:27 Insightful +1 genkernel@pipedot.org

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