Ubuntu is under attack

[Matthias Heiler]

Mike Bird <mgb-ubuntu at yosemite.net> writes:

> On Sat, 2005-12-17 at 15:35, Peter Garrett wrote:
> > See
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MenusRevisited
> > 
> > I guess this kind of "thinking aloud" is part of the process, but some of
> > the suggestions on the link above make my hair stand on end <grin>
> 
> Thanks for the warning.  Fedora went down to the Gnome Thought
> Police.  Now Ubuntu.  Do these people actually do real work on
> Linux systems?  You don't make users Nautigate to their files
> when they can open the app in the menu and Open File or even
> Open Recent.  Jeez, get a clue!  In fact, here's one for you:
> Anytime you think you know the only politically correct way to
> do something technical - you're wrong.
> 
> FREEDOM MEANS CHOICES, NOT THE ONE AND ONLY OFFICIALLY
> SANCTIONED CHOICE.
> 
> We lost Postfix due to a campaign by a guy who hasn't used
> it since Warty.  And Mailx to "an accident".

I think your posting is important but mixes two things up:

1.) "Simplifying" the system by removing functionality (postfix/mailx example).

2.) "Simplifying" the system by hiding functionality: The menu items
    go, so the user is forced to access, e.g., image files always through
    the file manager.  (That's what above link is mostly about.)

Concerning 1.) I comment that I'm using kubuntu and I'd be glad if at
least some _double_ functionality would go away.  (E.g., there are
three or more different multimedia players in the menu, none of which
really works.)

Concerning 2.) developers maybe can take a look how the "user
friendly" OS do it: Microsoft is not forcing users to launch the
explorer for everything.  Apple isn't either.  Also, they aren't
forcing the user to install the terminal manually.

With best wishes,

  Matthias