ot-no free lunch and UI issues

[Kihara Muriithi]

> I'm very pleased with the "user friendly" distributions which have
> been coming out.  I think there are a bunch of dangers with many of
> them because they are treading too hard on issues of system security
> but things seem hopeful to me.

I can't agree more. Ubantu handle security well, but I was not happy
that their install CD don't understand "linux rescue" option. You feed
the kernel that boot option and the distribution race right into
graphical install mode. I was expecting it to say invalid option at
least. With the way it currently behave, you can wipe your hard disk
thinking you are rescuing the system.
William

On 1/2/06, Sy Ali <sy1234-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 12/28/05, Paul Sutton <zen14920-1HOZaDBbGgxaa/9Udqfwiw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > some examples of UI problems
> <snip>
>
> I totally agree.  I think that it's becoming easier for me to see the
> calibre of work which has gone into the UI design of a lot of the
> popular software out there.
>
> Linux applications have gotten spectacularly more easy to use.  I did
> everything via the commandline when I started, and now I'm learning to
> throw it all away and do things graphically.  I'm even stopping to
> learn the "normal user" way of doing things so I can bury the arcane
> knowledge.
>
> I'm very hopeful in things improving.  I'm even starting to bite my
> tongue about some of the problems that still bug me, because many of
> my past annoyances have been solved.
>
>
> > Get the base system working, theh give average person out there, the
> > tools they need.
>
> I agree.  Put things in their logical places.. make things findable
> and obvious.  For example, I like the idea that a program can explain
> itself with good design choices so that documentation becomes less and
> less important in the user's experience.
>

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