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You have no idea how upset I am the top comment is more "fancy, flashy" stuff instead of what Ubuntu really needs:
Stability. Better QA, not having my family and friends see another "$x had an issue" every time they boot into their accounts and being embarrassed that I recommended Ubuntu to them.
Seriously, I use gentoo, and my gf uses GNOME Ubuntu, and she has issues with the same services that I don't have a single issue with. Forget about multitouch or external monitors, no one other than fanboys and enthusiasts use that. Provide a stable experience first then move the boundary.
ROLE/AFFILIATION: Computational scientist, but also a Linux enthusiast for personal use.
I would just like to share a different perspective on your point about multitouch — I have several friends who have tried to make Ubuntu their first foray into Linux on a modern "convertible"/ultrabook/whatever with a multitouch screen and run into issues with responsiveness, scaling, etc. Not using Ubuntu myself I don't know how much work is really left here, but multitouch screens should definitely be treated as a first-class citizen of the HID world.
HEADLINE: Better QA
DESCRIPTION: You have no idea how upset I am the top comment is more "fancy, flashy" stuff instead of what Ubuntu really needs:
Stability. Better QA, not having my family and friends see another "$x had an issue" every time they boot into their accounts and being embarrassed that I recommended Ubuntu to them.
Seriously, I use gentoo, and my gf uses GNOME Ubuntu, and she has issues with the same services that I don't have a single issue with. Forget about multitouch or external monitors, no one other than fanboys and enthusiasts use that. Provide a stable experience first then move the boundary.
ROLE/AFFILIATION: Computational scientist, but also a Linux enthusiast for personal use.