Comment 3 for bug 17601

Apologies for the delay in responding to this. My concern is that leaving the
bug unfixed simply due to the fact that use of another terminal application
offers a workaround is not within the spirit of the open source software
community. If Ubuntu are saying "You *must* use Gnome, and you *must* use Gnome
Terminal" that's fine, but it should be more clearly spelled out in the Ubuntu
documentation, and/or on the Ubuntu web site, that instance I believe. I like
xterms. I am used to using xterms. A significant number of those migrating to
Ubuntu will no doubt feel the same. Since the simple and easy fix that I
recommended will resolve what I believe to be an annoying issue for many
(perhaps most) xterm users, why not apply it? That Gnome Terminal handles such
things well is good. However, not everyone wants to use Gnome Terminal, and
leaving xterm in a slightly crippled state compared to its packaging in other
distributions seems a somewhat odd decision, given that the fix is so simple and
involves the addition of one line to one configuration file, which most users
will be unable to find and apply for themselves.