Comment 1384 for bug 1

Just specify your problem as precisely as possible, without missing
any details. This way we will either generate a solution to your
problem or, at least, a work-around.

On 21 October 2010 09:19, Setve Gentilly <email address hidden> wrote:
> Hi Kip,
>
> I would like you to understand the following,
>
> I hate Microsoft, I hate what they are doing, I hate what they stand for and
> what I hate the most is having to pay hard earned money for 0's and 1's.
> I love the Open Source concept and it should be the *ONLY* way to go.
> There is NOTHING MORE I would like than to be able to use Ubuntu on all my
> machines.  I am constantly looking for Microsoft alternatives. I have been
> in computers since 1992 and all my learned experience is on Dos, Windows
> (Microsoft Certifications), some Netware and very little on Linux.
> I am now retired and for some weird reason I am busier now than I was in the
> past. I do a lot of charitable work repairing and fixing defective computers
> for people who cannot afford to bring their PC's to the repair shop.
>  Unfortunately 99% of the people have Windows installed on their PC's.  And
> that I can fix. I would love nothing better than to replace some of these
> people's unlicensed OS with Ubuntu.
> But unfortunately I don't have the know how or experience to do that because
> I don't find Ubuntu user friendly (from a Windows perspective).
>
> So if one of you SMUCKS (wink, lol) is willing to put the effort in my
> proposed project, then I am willing to put in 150% effort to do this.
> And yes I will become responsible for spreading Ubuntu on (at least) a small
> to medium scale.
>
> What do you think,  can we do this???????????????????
>
> Best regards,
> Gentilli.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Kip Warner <email address hidden> wrote:
>
>> Beautifully said Randall. You touched the essence of why the consumer
>> zombies just doesn't understand the world of free software. They
>> generally just want to consume and produce nothing.
>>
>> --
>> Microsoft has a majority market share
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in Club Distro: Confirmed
>> Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Invalid
>> Status in EasyPeasy Overview: Invalid
>> Status in GNOME Screensaver: Won't Fix
>> Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid
>> Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid
>> Status in The Linux OS Project: In Progress
>> Status in The Metacity Window Manager: In Progress
>> Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: In Progress
>> Status in Tabuntu: Invalid
>> Status in A simple player to online TV streaming: Invalid
>> Status in Tv-Player: New
>> Status in Ubuntu: In Progress
>> Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>> Status in The Jaunty Jackalope: Invalid
>> Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty: Invalid
>> Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Invalid
>> Status in “linux” package in Debian: In Progress
>> Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: Confirmed
>> Status in openSUSE: In Progress
>> Status in Tilix Linux: New
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace.
>> This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix.
>>
>> Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry,
>> restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and
>> limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential,
>> globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry.
>>
>> Steps to repeat:
>>
>> 1. Visit a local PC store.
>>
>> What happens:
>> 2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software
>> pre-installed.
>> 3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed.
>>
>> What should happen:
>> 1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like
>> Ubuntu.
>> 2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and
>> benefits would be apparent and known by all.
>> 3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes.
>>
>>
>>
>> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscribe
>>
>>
>
> --
> Microsoft has a majority market share
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Club Distro: Confirmed
> Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in EasyPeasy Overview: Invalid
> Status in GNOME Screensaver: Won't Fix
> Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid
> Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid
> Status in The Linux OS Project: In Progress
> Status in The Metacity Window Manager: In Progress
> Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: In Progress
> Status in Tabuntu: Invalid
> Status in A simple player to online TV streaming: Invalid
> Status in Tv-Player: New
> Status in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in The Jaunty Jackalope: Invalid
> Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty: Invalid
> Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Invalid
> Status in “linux” package in Debian: In Progress
> Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: Confirmed
> Status in openSUSE: In Progress
> Status in Tilix Linux: New
>
> Bug description:
> Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace.
> This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix.
>
> Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry, restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential, globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry.
>
> Steps to repeat:
>
> 1. Visit a local PC store.
>
> What happens:
> 2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software pre-installed.
> 3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed.
>
> What should happen:
> 1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like Ubuntu.
> 2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and benefits would be apparent and known by all.
> 3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes.
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscribe
>

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