[ubuntu-us-in] A Natty Day To You All

[randy sparks]

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 12:38 AM, Scott Blaydes <sblaydes at sbce.org> wrote:

> On 04/28/2011 09:13 PM, Rob Ludwick wrote:
> >>> So far, I haven't had the chance to switch my main desktops over to
> >>> it, but up here the Fort Wayne LUG had Jorge Castro of Canonical come
> >>> out and give us a tour, and I've got to say I'm actually looking
> >>> forward to it.
> >>
> >> See you in 11.10 when they revert back.  =)
> >
> > As Jorge said when he came to the LUG meeting, he made the point that
> > the standard gnome UI fails you if you're not technical.  They have done
> > the usability studies to show it.  It's so bad they can't baseline
> > anything.
> >
>
> I haven't seen Unity yet, as it is currently downloading, but I start to
> wonder if I am no longer the target for Ubuntu.  I am a technical user,
> so I do not want the bloat associated another ui/desktop environment
> installed on my system that I will never use.
>
> I remember the clock on our old VCR blinking 12:00 alot because the
> interface failed non-technical users who were too busy to learn how to
> program the clock.  My mom is a perfect example.  Her idea of fixing the
> VCR clock was to have me do it.  That not to say the interface for
> programing the clock was bad, my mom just never wanted to pay enough
> attention to learn to do it.
>
> The idea that comes to mind right now is Ubuntu FP: Fisher Price.  Sure,
> that is an exaggeration, but I think it get the point across.
>
> A computer is a tool, yet no one wants to read the instructions on how
> to use it.  Do we blame the bandsaw when someone looses a finger for not
> taking the time to learn how to use the bandsaw safely?  No, but we
> blame the computer/OS/UI for ppl not wanting to learn how to use it
> correctly.
>
> I know UI changes are needed to evolve things, or else we would still be
> using CLI only...on a teletype...or punch cards, but I am not sure Unity
> will really be a step forward.
>
> Again, I haven't tried it, so I might change my mind after some time
> with it.
>
> Sorry, just some random things pinging around in my head about this.
>
> Thank you,
> Scott Blaydes
>
> Dear Scott,
>
                I have worked on a lot of Ubuntu Distros mainly looking for
bugs and trying to correct them I think you will see a difference with Unity
as a little time goes on. I also liked Gnome but it had some draw backs with
regard to containing all the stuff you or some users put on there desk top
the side bar in Unity works like a task bar and is drag and drop very easy
to use because of time constraints not all of the bugs are out of unity I am
sure these will be fixed with Ubuntu updates as with all new .04 releases
LTS there will be fixes for almost everything and when 11.10 comes out it
will be a better desktop.

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