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48 Hours Enduring Ubuntu 5.04

Posted by timothy on from the dog-food-is-imperfect-and-brown dept.

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."

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  1. That's funny... by misfit13b · · Score: 5, Funny

    because for someone so keen on user interface, I can't seem to figure out where on that page I'm supposed to click to get to the home page of his own website...

  2. The best error message by Phleg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Actually, he missed out on one UI bug in Evolution that makes me laugh. I wish I had a screenshot, but on fairly regular occasion, Evolution gives me an error message with a label saying, "Error: Success." Gets me every time :)

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  3. Slashdotted by Vulturo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stop hitting on the guy now. Slashdot (read Ubuntu/Linux Lovers) have already had their revenge by getting Mathhews site /.ed

    Poor fella ;) Picked on Ubuntu Did Ya?

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