[ubuntu-studio-devel] Elementary OS

[Set Hallstrom]

On 2015-09-01 17:51, ttoine wrote:
> In conclusion, I can tall that, yes, it is possible to compete with
> other more common solution in many fields of multimedia production. I
> just feel that Ubuntu Studio is not anymore the best way to attract
> users. We need something new, fresh and elegant for curious people ;-)

I'm not sure, but i think i'm reading a re-branding suggestion here. Do
we need to cut all past ties to do that? I don't know.

Sometimes, when my converted friends need help (which is incredibly
seldom), i send them the terminal command to cut and paste because it's
faster than writing a how to for the GUI: "open this app, go into that
menu, click on "magicschwizzle button", browse to the voila-tab, enter
value "X" under tudulu, click accept, restart program".... Obviously, my
personal experience has NO relevancy to the majority, but my friends
always tell me with pride that they fell like a hacker :D And i like
that. By helping them solve the solution this way, i'm indirectly
teaching them how the terminal works, what a directory looks like in
text, and so guiding them to better understand their own computing.

To be fair, I don't think i have ever tweaked or tuned ubuntustudio more
then the looks of the desktop (place menu where i want it, pick a funky
color). Why would i, the software shipped with it works as is. The most
complicated task i have ever needed to do is install Nvidia drivers or
add a PPA in the software-update GUI. Installing my audio interface was
a matter of plugging it, and set my desired options in jack. But then
again, i looked up the gear before i bought it. In a way this is also a
collateral benefit: with GNU/Linux, you can't just buy stuff. You have
to know what you want to do and research it. You are basicaly being
pushed to learn and to socialise to find your answers. I think this is
an extremely healthy process that stands out in our ever more tear&trash
oriented society.

Having all this written, let me add that i also believe everything could
be simplified and better and i sure hope things will keep on getting
easier acces threshold and better stability. But i don't think over
simplyfying things is something we need to aim for. The ideal situation
as i see it would be having a fair balance between leveling ubuntustudio
down to the masses and lifting the masses up to ubuntustudio. And as of
today, this is what i think Ubuntustudio is very good at.

Perhaps deeper-digging brainstorm around tutoring is a better way to go,
than to make things flat easy.

I guess it's just my opinion. :)

Have a great day y'all!

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Set