thanks fedora

[Tom H]

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 4:02 AM, Robert Holtzman <holtzm at cox.net> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:57:36PM -0400, Tom H wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Robert Holtzman <holtzm at cox.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > From what I've seen he's right about at least one thing. Fedora is more
>> > like "true Linux" than Ubuntu. Ubuntu is getting to be more like Windows
>> > with every release. I'll take a long look at Debian Squeeze when it is
>> > released as stable. The beta live cd didn't look bad.
>>
>> I really wonder what criteria you are using. I use both and, from a
>> GUI perspective, I prefer Fedora's colour scheme but Ubuntu and Fedora
>> are so similar that you can move from one to the other without the
>> slightest learning curve.
>>
>> You could say that GNOME is getting more like Windows and that Ubuntu
>> and Fedora therefore are getting more like Windows...
>>
>> Squeeze is no different. The colour scheme is more neutral but the
>> interface is exactly the same as Ubuntu and Fedora's GNOME setups.
>
> The things you mentioned are all cosmetic but while we're talking about
> that, for one example, the change in the right click options on usb
> drivesfrom "unmount" to "safely remove drive" is pure M$. Maybe the next
> release will have  "My Computer" or "My Documents" icon.  Also the
> abbreviatedboot messages are another example of dumbing down.
>
> How far are the devs going to go to make Ubuntu non intimidating to the
> technology averse?

Even though I think that it is a silly change, I am curious: in what
way is changing "unmount" to "safely remove drive" not a cosmetic
change?