Ubuntu and its community

[satchitb at gmail.com]

I wholeheartedly agree with everyone, especially Sebastian. It has always
eluded me why CCSM isn't included in the stock installation of Ubuntu. After
all, if you want to wow new users with Compiz's amazing effects, surely you
must give them the power to play around with those effects. If you feel that
it is too complicated, or there is a danger of users causing damage to their
systems, well, then make CCSM simpler, or hide the more dangerous effects
away.

Customisation and tweaking in Ubuntu is scattered across too many programs:
Ubuntu Tweak, CCSM, a myriad of ambiguous Preferences filed away in
different places (Sound Prefs under Sound Menu, System Settings mysteriously
under the Shut Down button), and with Natty, it's only gotten harder. In
previous versions of Ubuntu, you'd just go to System >
Preferences/Administration, and findd what you wanted. In Natty, you really
have to go looking if you want to adjust, say, your screen resolution
(though, hearteningly, typing in "resolution" in the Dash does throw up
Monitors). This does not change the fact that settings management really
needs to come together to be more intuitive and easy to use. I think there
should really be two programs to do everything. One, an administrative
settings program, not unlike Tweak, or Kitchen Sink, as discussed earlier by
the group. The second, a friendlier program to handle the look and feel of
the system, and which won't prove any danger at all. Effects, Themes, Icons,
Screen Resolution, etc should all go into this.
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