what is normal? » Ubuntu http://what-is-normal.info tracking all things normal in this world Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:59:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 normal rotation http://what-is-normal.info/tracking/normal-rotation/ http://what-is-normal.info/tracking/normal-rotation/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:20:44 +0000 admin http://what-is-normal.info/?p=69 Ubuntu is an operating system that has proclaimed itself to be Linux for Human Beings (as opposed to Linux for Linux Beings, or geeks or dweebs or dorks or l33t-p30pl3z as they may be affectionately called). Regardless of what species of Hominidae the sapiens Linus Torvalds intended his code to benefit, the Ubuntu project prides itself on being a version of Linux that is generally more-approachable by lay computer users to install on various computing devices as a free, open-source alternative to bloated & expensive proprietary operating systems (while still being a highly flexible and secure environment based on Debian).

Ubuntu’s screen resolution preferences contain an interesting reference:

Options for rotating displays are normally taken care of by the xorg.conf file. While many users report that the rotation option is not readily working, Ubuntu’s coders decided to refer to the default or standard monitor rotation orientation as… Normal.

If only more computing preferences were so simple a choice…

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