Last week's column was basically a rant about things that bothered me about Ubuntu's GNOME/Linux combination. Besides the usual 'I do not experience the problems you have, so you must be an anti-GNOME troll!' and of the course the ever-present 'How on earth can you complain about Free software!', it did what is was supposed to do: bring problems under developer's direct attention (for instance, Evolution's UI maintainer emailed me, asking for more clarification). Now it's Apple's turn. Here is a list of problems I find the most annoying about Apple's Mac/MacOS.
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Nice to see you bring it up.
The only reason I can see for not removing configuration files would be that I'm uninstalling an application in order to reinstall it, and therefore do not want to lose my configuration.
However, it shouldn't be that much of a problem making it optional to remove (or leave) configuration files.
I wonder what your directory structure looks like since it can make kids cry 
EDIT: Not much fun for me in this year's WC. Denmark did not qualify and my other team lost to Equador... *sigh*
Edited 2006-06-11 00:20
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This is pretty much the same with every operating system. Ever looked under /etc or Application Data? They are usually strewn with files from every application ever installed.
Application data is like that, /etc isn't. You've probably meant home filled with .folders and .files:)
But even this is just in one place and easier to clean up. Apple does install apps into up to 7 different folders. Not even one is deleted when you throw app in trash.
@Thom:
1-9 all real, except you could name better ones than HDD light
btw. "it did what is was supposed to do: bring problems under developer's direct attention" best sentence ever, and do more of these trolling conquests, I for one agree that praising what works is pointless.
Edited 2006-06-11 00:47
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apt has a purge option to remove all config files so that nothing is left behind when you do an uninstall.
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When you drag an application to the trash, it leaves behind a trail of configuration files and the like all over the OS.
This is pretty much the same with every operating system. Ever looked under /etc or Application Data? They are usually strewn with files from every application ever installed.