Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 2nd Apr 2009 22:32 UTC
According to Canonical head honcho Mark Shuttleworth, Windows 7 presents the ideal opportunity for Linux to gain significant inroads into the desktop market. He said so in an interview with InternetNews. While I certainly do hope so, an eerie sense of deja vu creeps up on me: isn't this like the 923298th opportunity where Linux is supposed to make inroads into the desktop market?
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RE[5]: It's Not Your Memory Thom
by ssa2204 on Sun 5th Apr 2009 19:48
in reply to "RE[4]: It's Not Your Memory Thom"
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Sorry, but UbuntuForums.org is worthless. I use Ubuntu as my main OS, and for every problem I have encountered, I always Google it first and usually find a solution. The less conspicuous or interesting problems that I experience go unanswered on UbuntuForums.org. Within a few minutes the question disappears into the oblivion of "page 2" where nobody ever bothers to look, and you're left to fend for yourself.
Ubuntu forums would be of course worthless especially if you are using something other than Ubuntu. But, allow me to point out that just for giggles I looked up a post I made a week ago regarding ldap. To date 117 page views, on page 3, no replies.
In comparison, the last time I used the Microsoft Windows Server newsgroup, I posted about an error with the BDC, answered completely within 30 minutes of post. Prior to that it took about 10 minutes to get a correct reply to an issue with Exchange log files. I still never got a decent reply through forums, lists, etc.. regarding an issue with Opensuse's Apache virtual hosts. The main difference is that in the MS hosted newsgroups and forums they have active support through their MVP label program.
I agree that the less conspicuous or interesting the problem, the more it will go ignored. Over the years I have preferred Opensuse, but alongside that found the Novell/Opensuse forums to be the most active in terms of support. But even there you find issues get a response if it is dealing with basic or popular issues ("how do I get multimedia support") as opposed to more intricate or rare.
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Sorry, but UbuntuForums.org is worthless. I use Ubuntu as my main OS, and for every problem I have encountered, I always Google it first and usually find a solution. The less conspicuous or interesting problems that I experience go unanswered on UbuntuForums.org. Within a few minutes the question disappears into the oblivion of "page 2" where nobody ever bothers to look, and you're left to fend for yourself.