Bored of Ubuntu generally.

[cespinal]

I wouldn't say Ubuntu is "boring". I like being able to hook up any device to my computers and see them work. (Actually, I can't hook up any device and see it just work. I've got a virtual XP in VirtualBox just so I can use my HP Deskjet D2660 printer. I bought the damn thing because it was cheap and listed as "Linux-compatible", yet I still have to jump through hoops to print a photo, dammit! Grr!!)

Where was I? Oh yeah, pretty happy with Ubuntu. And if I did become bored with it, I could look for ways to break it. Or shift to a more "interesting" (ie one that doesn't work very well) Linux distro. There are a number of those available, I believe.

I love breaking stuff as well... not that I know how to repair a lot of the things I break but meh....

Becoming a developer for me is simply not an option, I don't have neither the time nor the skills to engage in that.

Unity certainly was a breeze of fresh air, but I got the feeling that it got old FAST. Maybe lack of customization?

KDE, works beautifully... but all those lovely afternoons working to make it look like I wanted are gone: the system just works now lol.

So yeah... games?... meh (although I LOVE Urban Terror), CS suite? nada... QCAD? sorry... but is a joke next to the current VectorWorks or Autocad.

You know what? KERKYTHEA! now that is something for linux users.. oh... wait... sketchup doesnt work in Linux...forget what I just said.

here, have some more stops .................

[Frogs Hair]

Maybe I'm too new to Ubuntu , but it seems like the next adventure is only clicks away .

[Islington]

cespinal, this is what happened for me a while ago around hardy or jaunty. My need to tweak led to theming. Others go to more remote wm. Others learn to tweak the code.

[wolfen69]

What should the next big thing be for Ubuntu? Games? Enterprise applications?

I thought Unity was the next big thing.

[forrestcupp]

@ the OP

Basically, you've just gotten past the excitement of something new, and you're at the stage where you realize that it is just an OS, which is nothing but a tool for you to get things done on your computer. Ubuntu is just as exciting as it ever was to people who are new to it. And it's just as boring as it ever was to those of us who have been around for a long time.

[rg4w]

Personally, I think an OS being boring is a *good* thing.

The time I spend with my computer is about my work; the OS is just a platform on which my work is done. If I find the OS more interesting than the work I'm doing on it, that's a failure.

That said, with Unity and the Asus preinstalls and the new System 76 laptops and the hint of a new machine from ZaReason, I find plenty to stay enthused about with Ubuntu even as it's merely stable and stays out of my way in my daily use.

[pookiebear]

yep if canonical can get adobe to port creative suite there will be a ton of converts. otherwise it will be a slow but steady climb. I do wish more games had linux ports too.
I like boring OSs cause that means they work.

[Ghost|BTFH]

I think posters have aimed at the ground and missed on this one.

OP was asking what the next major project for CONTENT should be. We have a huge selection of software, a lot of it just isn't awesome and shiny and sparkley and worthy of discussing at the proverbial water cooler...

With that being said, allow me to offer the suggestion we make a cooler interface for the user and perhaps something really impressive on the RPG end - epic scale game, solid graphics...I'm thinking Dragon's Age on steroids or something similar.

Just NOT another FPS...those have been done to death.

~Ghost|BTFH