Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 19th Jul 2007 18:38 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Permalink for comment 256562
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.





Member since:
2006-07-16
"Ubuntu is beautiful. This is an important aspect to bring people to Linux. When a desktop is ugly, there is no way to sell it to your (non-geek) friends."
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and with Ubuntu, it's a double edged sward. To me, Ubuntu looks like someone vomited all over the desktop. Not everyone likes pumpkin orange mixed with brown as a default color scheme. It's truly hideous (in MY opinion.) When I used Ubuntu, I would immediately change everything over to shades of blue following installation. Fortunately, the 'Blubuntu' meta package makes this easier.
I don't understand why every alpha release of the next Ubuntu makes headlines like the second coming of Christ. It's unfinished software. While having loads of bug hunters makes for a better final product, I highly doubt most people are dutifully filing bug reports (at least if one goes by the numbers.)