Comment 198 for bug 930447

#194 "I'm sure that if a few of us team up and make a solid effort, we can get something done about this issue."

In your dreams, Karl. Once upon a time I believed that "Ubuntu" meant "humanity to others" and that Shuttleworth, coming from the African continent, would be concerned about inclusivity and giving third world countries the best chance to reuse old hardware. But Canonical's policies show this isn't so, if it ever was. Your best chance is to look at other distros, there are plenty that still address this.

Unfortunately, no other desktop distro for the first time user has as big a market share, so potential Linux converts fall at the first hurdle and likely return to proprietary systems.