Comment 36 for bug 185165

This bug is one of those baffling things: easy to fix, benefits the project and encourages migration from Windows - but nothing is done about it for years, while massive changes are implemented elsewhere in the project.

No 'average' user is going to find this thread and apply the fix themselves. They'll just think Ubuntu is broken because they cannot open their files. It perpetuates the belief that Ubuntu / Linux is only for geeks.

You've got to question how the project is prioritised.