Well, it hit the fan finally. The unrest concerning the UI changes in Ubuntu are starting to steam roll. The thread at ubuntu forums is growing. A particularly volatile bug has been filed on launchpad, sufficiently uncivil that the the great maker Mark Shuttleworth himself had to chime in.
From the best I can determine, there was considerable discussion within the Ayatana group over the different button placements in other OS's and whcih was superior. The problem was that they weren't trying to overcome any particular issue. It appears to be a change just to set Ubuntu apart visually.
Gather round developers. Let this be a teachable moment. When you create a closed group of designers and remove voices that don't agree with your UniqueVision(TM) you get this type of result. Dissent is important in all walks of life. It is in the chaos of adversarial debate where the best ideas are forged.
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