A month ago I wrote a review on Ubuntu's 7.04 version and in it I promised a second look once the final version was to released. Feisty Fawn was released last week and as it seems so far, it is one of the most (if not the most) successful Linux distro release ever. This means that we can't help it but compare it with XP and Mac OS X, after having tested it in 3 laptops and 2 desktops in my lab.
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Member since:2005-06-28
>This is not a review of Ubuntu
Nobody said that this was a clear-cut review, it is a thought piece based on my experience on Feisty Fawn. It DOES have review elements, but it is mostly an editorial (and in fact, it was filed under the Editorial section). It's just not your traditional kind of a review. As I said in the article, read my previous, linked, review for the more traditional kind of an article.
>Linux falling in the the MS's ACPI trap?
Trap or not, users need ACPI to work flawlessly.
Edited 2007-04-25 08:34
Member since:2006-11-20
Maybe I'm reading it to fast, sure, but if You titled it:
"Linux needs beter ACPI and video drivers" I would say no word, but I saw this "compare it with XP and Mac OS X" and after reading whole thing I scratched my head and thought that it's not too much compared in it (a least for my understanding of "comparision").
Anyway it's never too much of pointing that something is broken in Linux or any other OS, if people won't complain it will stay broken.
Member since:2005-07-06
users need ACPI to work flawlessly.
Users need to kick Microsoft up the arse.
Seriously Eugenia, within the previous few weeks we've heard that Microsoft sabotaged implementations of ACPI for Linux (and other alternate operating systems), why re-iterate the problems we already know about.
People are working hard enough as it is to get around this issue without yet more pressure from people who can not wait.
Your system has problems after sleep? So don't let it sleep! It's not a long term solution, but it'll have to do.
Member since:2005-07-26
I completely agree. The fact is, if a user has been used to ACPI working on their Mac or Windows laptop, there is no way in hell you're going to be able to convince them to switch to Linux if suspend/resume isn't reliable. (I put up with it out of principle, and it works better on Feisty than previous Ubuntu versions, but it still doesn't work reliably enough for me. And most users out there don't care about principle--they just want it to work. This one issue alone is enough for my non-tech girlfriend not to switch from her Windows laptop--regardless of what other "benefits" Linux might bring.) Of course for desktop users it's probably not a big deal.
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2006-11-20
It's not even comparision to any Windows or Mac OS version. This is one person complaining that ACPI and S3 video drivers sucks in Linux.
Edited 2007-04-25 08:30