Comments on: #13: “Pretty” is a feature

By: Ubuntu 9.10 – Karmic Koala Reviewed « Sean Jordan—web developer

Ubuntu 9.10 – Karmic Koala Reviewed « Sean Jordan—web developer — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:25:36 +0000

[...] ago, Mark Shuttleworth proclaimed that ["Pretty" is a feature]. Understanding the trend of the “wow” effect to impress users, Ubuntu comes [...]

By: Solid Block of Ise » Blog Archive » Ubuntu Needs Pretty Icons

Solid Block of Ise » Blog Archive » Ubuntu Needs Pretty Icons — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:51:10 +0000

[...] while actually, October 2006) Mark Shuttleworth posted an article on his blog claiming that “pretty is a feature” and that Ubuntu needed to put priority on not only functioning well, but also looking good [...]

By: El que vindrà amb Karmic Koala | SomGNU

El que vindrà amb Karmic Koala | SomGNU — Fri, 01 May 2009 07:31:54 +0000

[...] recordar aquell objectiu que en Shuttleworth també va comentar: fer d’Ubuntu un sistema operatiu més atractiu estèticament que el mateix MacOSX. Caldrà veure si amb Karmic Koala ens tornarem a quedar decebuts o no respecte a aquest tema. [...]

By: Cnet: Ubuntu is as slick as OS X and Windows. Me: Bullshit « Ubuntu Syndrome

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:48:00 +0000

[...] Mark Shuttleworth wants to make Linux beautiful, he’s going to have to fix some of the basic stuff first. Worrying about whether some [...]

By: Why do people hate me for using a Mac... - Page 8 - Mac-Forums.com

Why do people hate me for using a Mac... - Page 8 - Mac-Forums.com — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:50:43 +0000

[...] a selling point (think about the recognition Macs get for looking the way they do). If you believe Mark Shuttleworth, "pretty" is a feature. There are some useful features of Aero that I would like to see [...]

By: SomGNU » Blog Archive » Un parell d’apunts sobre Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:02:17 +0000

[...] En fi, hi ha moltes més novetats, però això caldrà revisar-ho més endavant, quan ja estiguem a prop de la versió final. Com podeu comprovar, s’han quedat amb el tema Human taronja de sempre. Ja vore si finalment el canvien d’una vegada i compleixen allò de “ser més macos que el MacOSX“. [...]

By: Pretty is a feature, but ugly is subjective « Motho ke motho ka botho

Pretty is a feature, but ugly is subjective « Motho ke motho ka botho — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:49:03 +0000

[...] I know: Pretty is a feature. Every time somebody gripes — and yes, I’m using the word “gripe” [...]

By: The future of Ubuntu Art | MetaFilter

The future of Ubuntu Art | MetaFilter — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:19:17 +0000

[...] for the darling of the open source world? Now entering a new 2-year art developent cycle, Ubuntu’s continuing quest for "pure, unadulterated, raw, visceral, lustful, shallow, skin deep beauty" has begun [...]

By: Diigo or Delicious for Beginners? « Experiencing E-Learning

Diigo or Delicious for Beginners? « Experiencing E-Learning — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:37:30 +0000

[...] prettier than delicious, and “pretty is a feature.” In some respects, I feel like the more attractive interface might actually be less [...]

By: I Wanna Migrate to *nix

I Wanna Migrate to *nix — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:30:41 +0000

Hi Mark,

I am a fellow South African, I stand behind the free movement 100%.

One thing that concerns me about the free movement is that there is no standard!!!

EG: Ubuntu vs Fedora

Installation proceedure differs when using GUI (One uses yast the other adept)

When *nix systems become standard out of box, with a simlar feel, with easy usability it will become popular, only after usability has been address start looking at visuals.

Compatability between M$ products needs to be a standard, it should not be up to the end user to install wine etc. to get M$ products to work, or better yet have products very similar to the mainstream titles like Photoshop and Dreamweaver.

Your average M$ computer user is someone that does not understand what goes on behind the curtains of window$, so for someone like this to migrate, it is very difficult.

Without ease of use *nix systems will never (I say never, but proove me wrong pleeaaasssee) become main stream.

The fist things that need to be looked at:

1. Ease of use (for someone that has never used a PC before)
2. Point and click installations with GUI setups (NETWORING GUI–>PPPOE)
3. Central Storage for installed apps (eg: M$ Program Files) I know *nix mostly used /etc/ or /usr or /var
4. Compatability (Wine just has not got it 100% yet)
5. Visualls with smooth fonts.
6. Easy Driver Installations (When necessary)
7. Media support (Easy to install or out of box support)
8. Hardware Compatability (almost there already)
9. Easy customisation through GUI

One thing is for sure *nix systems will not get avarage M$ users to switch untill the first 5 are up to standard. When the first 5 are up to standard *nix systems will rival any M$ based system for ease of use, and production. As my productivity is reduced on *nix due to having to use console to change files access restricted files, change system settings, install apps that don’t have installers etc etc.

But overall once *nix system is setup and running stability is second to none.

But again the average M$ computer user is installing and removing software on a daily/weekly/monthly basis, which again will reduce productivity if it were on *nix system.

These are my observations and views, and I strongly feel that *nix has potential to be the greatest OS’s, but this can only happen if *nix community starts to standardise, and hopefully produce a product that will be able to end M$ reign as most used OS.