The founding values of Ubuntu stand until today, foremostly
represented in the product's name:
"Ubuntu" translates roughly to "the belief in a universal bond of
sharing that connects all humanity" or alternatively to "humanity
towards others". ¹
So the inevitable truth about Ubuntu is that it is meant to be
human-centered.
Keywords here: Human, Sharing, Unity.
Human Unity through Sharing
"Unity" is alive, i'm using it right now to write this email.
Unity means that entities connect into a bond, which exploits the
diversity encapsuled within its individual members through an evolved
policy of sharing.
How can "Unity" become more Human-friendly? By making Sharing easier.
The design efforts targeting an even easier to use interface, based on
simple human gestures and apparent interaction paths that are obvious
enough to be remembered easily seem to be the way to go.
As mpt² pointed out in a way already, heuristics are quite near the
core of what design and development do. "Heuristics" aka bringing
things in closer, if we need them often.
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I know there's a lot to be discussed in here, more important issues,
stuff that is directly implementation related, but here's a low
hanging fruit that has already been implemented, and it's simply a
"button" away.
What's up with that?
