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Oh don't tell people how they feel about things! There are hordes of non-programmers (or their likes) using Ubuntu, even if they could choose Windows or Mac. Ne
by fromhet 14y ago
Oh don't tell people how they feel about things! There are hordes of non-programmers (or their likes) using Ubuntu, even if they could choose Windows or Mac. Neither my SO or brother can code and they have rarely if ever been in a terminal, but are both very happy with Ubuntu.
- emperorcezar 14y agoI agree with you, my SO is fine with it also. I'm talking about the design process. I really like the direction that Ubuntu is going. It's being designed for the masses, but the pressure on ubuntu is from the power user crowd. I think it will go nowhere because the current linux user base will be holding it back. Gnome3 and Unity are fighting this tide also. I don't think the state of the linux desktop should be, "Copy XP and put a real shell behind it".
- vacri 14y agoUbuntu's mission statement from the start was linux for normal users. They always said that they were trying to provide a desktop for regular users, and their argument was that there are already heaps of distros out there for power users. It's not a new direction they've taken, it's just when they had the opportunity to simplify, a lot of users didn't understand what their core mission was. Besides, if you want a Power User version of Ubuntu, just use Debian.