Re: [Ayatana] "Ubuntu" Applications

[Scott Kitterman <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since you included me on the CC list ...

No.  We don't all agree it's necessary.  Some of us think such things are 
actively harmful.

Scott K

On Wednesday, September 07, 2011 01:31:56 PM James Gifford wrote:
> Ok, so reading through the thread, we all agree it's necessary - someone
> just needs to write it and present it for peer review and (hopefully)
> eventual adoption.
> 
> Cheers,
> James Gifford
> http://jamesrgifford.com
> 
> On Sep 7, 2011, at 3:59, "Stefanos A." <stapostol@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Every desktop environment has its own set HIG. Unity is sufficiently
> > different than Gnome Shell or KDE4 that it merits some form of
> > guidelines, even if they are as simple as "must work with the global
> > menu, must offer a tailored launcher menu and must follow global font
> > settings". Most of these will be inherited from Gnome Shell and the rest
> > will be additions for Unity-specific functionality (i.e. they will be
> > supplementary rather than divisive).
> > 
> > Above all, canonical applications (as in Canonical *and* canonical) must
> > follow these guidelines to the letter. Ubuntu One and the Software
> > Center currently stick out like sore thumbs from the rest of the
> > desktop. Not good at all.
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