Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 26th Sep 2005 13:45 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"Ubuntu never positioned itself as a Debian derivative, like Xandros, Mepis, or Knoppix. Ubuntu publicly acknowledges its relationship with Debian, and Canonical, through its recently founded Ubuntu foundation, hires some Debian developers. All this should be good news; but for some it's not. Whether on Distrowatch or on forums, voices whisper that Ubuntu has a dirty secret you may not want to hear: they don't keep the compatibility with Debian, and they want to fork away from their mother distribution."
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Yes, the ones that keep it are the ones that like it. Brilliant conclusion. Check how many keep it and how many change it. Check the forums about people complaining about the scheme. I know I can change it, but if I'm making a choice where the looks count, why should I get Ubuntu? Really, what most hardcore users fail to see is that it sucks to sit in front of a computer for hours looking at awful unprofessional artwork. I really like Ubuntu, I use it at home, all my hardware is detected flawlessly, but they REALLY need to rethink the appearance of the distro. Users complaining are a hint strong enough that they should change. And then have a look at the new usplash. Then compare it with other graphical boots, like Fedora for example. I know they're completely different concepts, but as a regular user, I don't care about it, all I can see is that Fedora's boot looks good and Ubuntu's look terrible. If you want to make a distro for normal regular users, learn from their feedback...