Re: [Ayatana] Putting some brakes on the enthusiasm

[Sam Spilsbury <smspillaz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:38 AM, Mark Shuttleworth <mark@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 09/06/10 22:31, Martin Owens wrote:
>> Desktop experience and design studies and such I'd love to see more
>> discussion here in this list.
>
> Yes, I think we should keep implementation issues away from this list.
> The CSD discussion, for example, has little to do with the user
> experience we wish to create.

That is a bad idea.

You cannot just say "we're going to use [insert technology X], but
that does not matter since what we care about is design" without
ignoring the many upstreams who will ultimately be incredibly upset by
that technical change for the sake of design.

I really don't want to say it, but I seriously considered ceasing all
development of a core ubuntu technology (compiz) today after what
happened yesterday on the mailing lists. I don't ever want to work in
a situation where other people are making my life harder.

Canonical and ubuntu need to realize that the very upstreams they
depend on do work out of the generosity of their heart and have a
sound knowledge of how things work. Using a large desktop share and
"the sake of design" to ignore technical issues is a surefire way to
create walls between you and your upstreams.

Kind Regards,

Sam


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Sam Spilsbury