I agree 100% too, but we can do one of the two options:
First, ask to upstream change this options to improve the life of
end-users or change this options in Fedora.
2008/10/24 "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" <johannbg(a)hi.is>:
Luis Felipe Marzagao wrote:
>
> Exactly! It's clear it's not in the project objective to alter upstream
> software. And in fact I agree it shouldn't be!
>
> The trouble is the end-user doesn't even know what upstream means. In
> fact, I think the end-user won't even want to know what it means, as long as
> the system is running fine. For him, Fedora is an operating system. And the
> GNOME example is very good for this matter. There are somethings that don't
> imply altering the core of upstream projects in order to make the "out of
> the box" user experience more happy :)
>
> A single line, for example, could improve the user experience when
> entering GNOME on Fedora:
>
> gconftool-2 -s -t bool /apps/nautilus/preferences/always_use_browser true
>
> Bingo! A single line (maybe with some other adjustments) in any rc.local
> file or any other place specifically designded by Fedora Project should make
> the end-user experience a lot better. And it does not require any upstream
> intervention or any opinion change by GNOME upstream team. And is very
> simple to maintain. And that's it, the end-user would enter Fedora for the
> first time and would not complain about a zilion windows opening every time
> he clicks on a folder.
>
> It's just an example, but my point is there are small things that makes
> the user experience better and does not require huge changes on coding. I
> think this is the kind of problem Fedora Project should pay attention to, as
> you adequately put.
>
I agree 100% here.
There are bunch of little things we could do to make Fedora more user
friendly to the end-user.
( Actually basing on my own experience with end-users Gnome has begun going
backwards on usability
it has become so simple that is hard to use. End users expect certain
options, buttons to be there along
with hints if uncertain of how to do things )
Gather faq statistics from the Fedora forum and #fedora channel and address
those issues.
( if possible ).
It also has to be realized that developers are end-users too and if Fedora
does not make
good enough first impression to them, how can the project expect them to get
involved?
Best regards
Johann B.
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