[ubuntu-studio-devel] "elementary OS" ... ONE Ubuntustudio user's thoughts ...

[C. F. Howlett]

Perhaps I missed it, but I saw precious little consideration or 
discussion in this thread about what Ubuntustudio USERS want/need from a 
multimedia OS.

Ubuntu introduced me to the concept of "using" a computer outside of 
what Windows could do.  Free software?  Online support?  I can actually 
do cool things?  Consider me sold!  And a few years after I first 
experienced Ubuntu, Canonical released Ubuntustudio!? Winning!  I had SO 
MUCH fun doing all kinds of multimedia things that would otherwise have 
been prohibitively expensive under my other OS, and I've happily 
dualbooted Ubuntustudio since its first release.

In a universe of Linux choices, including several multimedia options, 
I've stayed with Ubuntustudio for many reasons, not least being the 
multiple and dynamic support options.  I've not experienced any of the 
purported downsides of Canonical "ownership" of Ubuntustudio.

I have seen and tested other distros.  Should Ubuntustudio die, I have 
selected a well-known alternate, but I truly hope it never comes to that.

What I WOULD like to see is concerted efforts to improve, proof and 
polish the existing product.  I fully support directing the bulk of the 
efforts towards the LTS releases.  I suspect ALL users would 
enthusiastically welcome improved and updated documentation of the 
various workflows.  Finally, updating the list of "verified Ubuntu 
friendly" hardware should be ongoing.

As always, nothing I have written should be construed as discouraging 
anyone from creating another OS.  It's just that THIS user would almost 
certainly have no interest in it.

Thanks for reading.  YMMV.