The only really valid criticism I see here is the binary blob problem-- clearly this is a poor way to store user configuration data
I disagree. Enlightenment has been doing this from the start because it is faster to read and write than a specially formatted ASCII file and because the user is expected to do all configuration through the graphical interface.
antithetical to the kinds of philosophies that undergird Linux
This somewhat true but I believe editing text files by hand is the type of thing Ubuntu is trying to move away from.
ESR is an old hat who has been using Linux since way back in the day and is set in his ways. I am too, but he should know Ubuntu isn't for him. They are focused on ease of use for new users, not accommodating all the idiosyncrasies of the old ones.
I disagree. Enlightenment has been doing this from the start because it is faster to read and write than a specially formatted ASCII file and because the user is expected to do all configuration through the graphical interface.
antithetical to the kinds of philosophies that undergird Linux
This somewhat true but I believe editing text files by hand is the type of thing Ubuntu is trying to move away from.
ESR is an old hat who has been using Linux since way back in the day and is set in his ways. I am too, but he should know Ubuntu isn't for him. They are focused on ease of use for new users, not accommodating all the idiosyncrasies of the old ones.