[kevinpet]

Nearly every problem with Ubuntu (or any other Linux distribution) can easily be solved by some sufficiently convoluted workaround. The combination of fifty separate fixes to make it behave how I expect it to isn't a solution.

In some cases, these fixes are more hassle than they're worth. I started digging through Nautilus to find where the "smart" sorting is, intending to rebuild, but then I'd have to do it on each machine I use, recompile every update, and so on. This is an acknowledged "closed, intended behavior" that I think is stupid and utterly contrary to Unix standards.

I don't balk at customizing it. You seem to be assuming I'm a newbie fleeing back to windows or something. I liked the days when configuration was in a text file (not XML) because at least then it was consistent and documented. The death of desktop linux is the gaping chasm between linux on the server and these crappy customized desktop distributions apparently trying to compete as "good enough for grandma, and cheaper than windows".