On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Manish Sinha <[email protected]>wrote:
> > The Unity API is minimal. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/LauncherAPI I > can't position, I can't edit, I can't remove and I can't add anything. > > You are comparing a very mature and years old product Firefox with a very > recent app called Unity. > > I am not a Unity dev but I would personally prefer that they put more > efforts in making Unity more stable and smooth than adding customization > options and making the path towards breaking unity more easier. > > > You said you don't want customizeability (I mean, you make unity have > unmodifiable defaults) and you said you want more apps (I mean, you put a > huge effort in the Ubuntu Software Store), but these two things are a > contradication, because *if we can't do anything, > > It isn't contradiction. Think about it, write an app which makes a > beautiful UI for editing preferences already exposed by Unity. Put it in > software center. > > Plus non customization doesn't mean it is contradiction to app > development. If you are writing a word processor app or a media player app > how does it matter that for that app to run Unity needs to be more > customizable? > > > why should we develop apps for you*? > > What do you mean by we? It can be reworded as "why should *I* write apps > for you". Plus I don't know where we are going with this *you* and *us* > mentality. > > > Plus, Firefox writes tutorials that start from overview, allow to go > in-depth, have examples and I think Ubuntu should do that too > > developer.ubuntu.com is aimed towards that > > - > Manish > I did not say "needs," distinct from *implies. *Manish you seem defensive rather than helpful. Where can I get involved without directing me to developer.ubuntu.com or providing me suggestions? Or ask me questions to help you answer my questions? Make love not war. Alexander > -- > ubuntu-desktop mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop > > -- Alexander
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