Youtube: "Mum tries Kubuntu 12.10"

[SteveRiley]

Listen between 6:50 and 7:15. Each one is juuuuust a bit different.

Really, though, it probably doesn't matter much. About the only time I cringe is when I hear someone say "KEW-boon-too." Blech.

[HalationEffect]

Well, Jonathan Riddell pronounces it "koo-BUN-too," and Shuttleworth's own pronunciations hint "oo-BUN-too."

Hmm, at 2:24 in that video, Mr Shuttleworth pronounces Ubuntu exactly how I pronounce it (and how Nelson Mandela pronounces it in the video here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28philosophy%29).

[SteveRiley]

Well, Jonathan Riddell pronounces it "koo-BUN-too," and Shuttleworth's own pronunciations hint "oo-BUN-too."

[HalationEffect]

To be honest, all that video shows is that his mum likes UIs that are similar to what she's already familiar with. Not exactly groundshaking stuff.

What amused me is how the videographer mangled the pronunciation of Kubuntu (yet pronounced Ubuntu correctly), and his mum pronounced it right.

[SteveRiley]

Window decorations: "This is very familiar." To what?

Adding gadgets: "What are widgets?" and they "Make the desktop messy"

Bouncy ball: "What's the point of that?"

Eyes: "People with a lot of time on their hands"

Shut down: "I'm clicking it but it's not leaving"

Mint: "Peppermint"

Comparison: "I can't remember what the normal Ubuntu was like"


...but the best one:

Slagging Midori: "I mean, if it's a web browser, call it a web browser. Then I know it's a Firefox thing."

[sealbhach]

I wish they would lock the widgets on startup. It makes a very bad first impression to have sliders popping out everywhere.

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[james147]

Would also be interesting to see how her opinion changes after being forced to use it for a week.

[addegsson]

Very interesting imo!