> On 7 March 2010 22:56, Alex Launi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't think that new users will crap their pants over the window controls > > being on the left, I think we've all seen OSX before. I'm pretty sure this whole issue is going to become a flamewar until Lucid is released, if not beyond - sorry for that. But I find it really bad that in an open project like Ubuntu such visible changes are not discussed and elaborated publicly, instead of being released late in the cycle with any explanation.
Last cycle Canonical pushed the "Ubuntu Software Store", whose name prompted heated debates, before changing its name to something less commercial. Now it seems we're going to suffer from those internal fights again, and I'm sure in the end Lucid will ship with something more sensible. Couldn't this have been discussed calmly in the desktop list before any choices are made? Couldn't the ubuntu-art list have been made part of the process, instead of letting them know when everything is over [1]? These times, I too often feel like volunteers are second-class citizens in Ubuntu. I won't comment on the design choices themselves, because what I don't like in them is merely IMO a consequence of the lack of prior concertation. Just a sarcastic comment about the fact that with the upcoming switch to GNOME Shell, the left corner of windows will be just next to the Activities hot corner - better be aware of it, reverting the window buttons order for 10.10 would be quite ridiculous... Hope I didn't hurt anybody, the whole point is in the process, not in the skills of individuals. 1: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-art/2010-March/011840.html -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop
