A Disturbing Dialog About Ubuntu and Unity
- From: Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:27:47 -0600
In view of certain recent threads:
A Disturbing Dialog About Ubuntu and Unity
Nov 02, 2011 10:31pm GMT
Bruce Byfield
Curious about how design decisions are made for Ubuntu's Unity? About how the development team reacts to criticisms of its efforts? If you are, then a moment of unusual -- and troubling -- clarity emerged last week on Launchpad, Canonical's development site.
The moment takes the form of Bug #882274, filed by Tal Liron under the title "Community engagement is broken." Although other people comment, much of the discussion is between Liron, an active bug-filer, and Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu's founder. Liron writes as an Ubuntu loyalist, mostly succeeding in maintaining his politeness and trying to be constructive, but his frustration and feelings of being ostracized are obvious.
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http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/A-Disturbing-Dialog-About-Ubuntu-and-Unity
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