[Bug 477703] Re: grub2 is autistic, i.e. no input, no output

Lupe Christoph lupe at lupe-christoph.de
Mon Nov 9 14:04:43 UTC 2009


On Monday, 2009-11-09 at 13:36:35 -0000, Colin Watson wrote:
> I'm afraid this is beyond my control. The design team have instructed me
> to make GRUB as silent as possible
> (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/KarmicBootExperienceDesignSpec#Bootloader).
> The Shift thing was the best I could manage.

B.A.D. Broken as designed. See my .signature.

But I wonder what happened to the other parts of that design, namely:

"The Boot Experience Will...

...guide the user through a fast, simple startup which feels welcoming
and reassuring. The user will feel in control of his computer throughout."

Giving absolutely no feedback means that the user is left without
control. The user does not feel welcome but left in a very Microsoftish
dark. "We don't tell you what's going on - you're too stupid to
understand, anyway. Just don't touch any buttons, so that you don't break
anything."

Last time I looked Ubuntu did not follow that philosophy.

Note, I'm not blaming you. I'm just venting my frustration over a design
done by people who talk about "user experience" rather than giving the
user control over the environment. The notion "user experience" so far
has always told me "we will do this our way, you will watch this in fear
and awe".

"User experience" is not "usage quality" or "user friendliness". It's
pure marketing bullshit.

Lupe Christoph
Frustrated because of the turn Ubuntu is taking. Helter skelter downhill
trying to catch up after Gnome.
-- 
| There is no substitute for bad design except worse design.                   |
| /me                                                                          |

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grub2 is autistic, i.e. no input, no output
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