48 Hours Enduring Ubuntu 5.04

ceswiedler writes "Matthew Thomas lists 69 interface issues he has with the new Ubuntu release "Hoary Hedgehog", ranging from desktop and Nautilius behavior to Firefox and Evolution. They're serious interface issues, he claims, but he also says that Ubuntu 5.04 "is the first Linux-based system I have encountered that is tolerable enough for me to use for everyday work." That's a rather backhanded compliment...the suprising thing is that he's an interface designer working for Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu." As Thomas mentions, "Many of these flaws probably exist in other Gnome-based systems, and some of them also exist in Microsoft Windows and/or Mac OS."

Comments

Definitely Pedantic

[TheWanderingHermit]

I'm a strong proponent of making a system as easy to use as possible, but it seems to me this guy is going by the book and needs to, well, to get a life.

Every UI can be imrpoved, but it seems he's more interested in finding things that don't meet certain technical spects than considering whether or not a system is actually comfortable and usable for the users.

Re:List of issues I have with Matthew Thomas' List

[QuantumG]

You don't understand, he's just told you enough to make you STFU and take his advice. He's treating you like a simpleton because, to him, you are. Seriously, medical doctors are the perfect example. They've forgotten more about medicine than you'll ever learn. To question them is to waste their time and yours. Take their advice, don't question it, and go get on with your own god damn job.