Linked by Kroc Camen on Thu 1st Oct 2009 21:02 UTC
We reported earlier on a blog post entitled "Ubuntu Report Card (2009)" where the author detailed how they felt the Ubuntu experience had improved over the years. In a follow-up series of articles looking at the future, Tanner Helland has written 10 different broadly-scoped feature requests that [he] 'and many others would like to see by the time Ubuntu 10.10 rolls around'.
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RE: Linux is free...need we say more!
by nt_jerkface on Fri 2nd Oct 2009 02:30
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Member since:2009-08-26
I'm glad people are posting criticism because it gives a good balance to the horde of Linux advocates that spend their time writing forum and blog posts about how OEMs are to blame, how Microsoft is evil, how it WorksForMe(tm), how they switched their grandma and blah blah blah enough with the religious revival already.
Linux desktop adoption has problems that cannot be blamed on external factors when more people are willing to buy a $1400 macbook that only comes in one color.
Can we at least get a year without Linux activism? A year of desktop criticism perhaps?
RE[2]: Linux is free...need we say more!
by kaiwai on Fri 2nd Oct 2009 09:23
in reply to "RE: Linux is free...need we say more!"
Member since:2005-07-06
I'm glad people are posting criticism because it gives a good balance to the horde of Linux advocates that spend their time writing forum and blog posts about how OEMs are to blame, how Microsoft is evil, how it WorksForMe(tm), how they switched their grandma and blah blah blah enough with the religious revival already.
But if you read what they wrote - they have to setup the Linux installation for their mum, dad, grandma or granddad; that by itself proves Linux isn't ready especially given the pain the ass it was trying to find a printer compatible with Linux or finding that Canon is too lazy to release a 64bit driver for their MP240 multifunctioner printer.
Linux desktop adoption has problems that cannot be blamed on external factors when more people are willing to buy a $1400 macbook that only comes in one color.
US$1400 MacBook? a MacBook white costs US$999 )in NZ costs NZ$1,999.00 (incl GST)).
Can we at least get a year without Linux activism? A year of desktop criticism perhaps?
It isn't going to happen - if there was zero noise from people using Linux, I wouldn't care but far too many are willing to advocate but unwilling to address short comings.
Edited 2009-10-02 09:24 UTC
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I for one am not going to bitch too much about a powerful, easy to use UNIX-like OS that's free! I have been using Linux for many years now and while it's not perfect, it's also NOT Microsoft (which is its biggest selling point as far as I'm concerned.) Microsoft needs to realize that there is a certain faction of computer users who refuse to put up with its crap! That's we Linux users. I have no doubt that sound and video will eventually be straightened out on the Linux platform. Further, Windows apps run in Linux will become easier to use and more true to form in WINE. Finally, DEs like Gnome and KDE will become polished and feature-rich to the point that Windows and Mac users will wonder how we, in the FOSS community, do it all for free!! In the meantime, I'm enjoying Linux and FOSS and am grateful for the vast community that supports this fantastic software for absolutely free! Thanks!