Comment 1406 for bug 1

You know Windows works on more systems than Ubuntu, did you know that......

I am a senior technician for windows systems with many certifications, and
they warned me about your type........

Maybe Windows is the best system...............

I will wait another 2 or 3 years to see if Ubuntu is worthy of my attention.

Gentilli.

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Randall Ross (rrnwexec) <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> The concept of a computer being a "bicycle for the mind" might be
> helpful here, and might be worth revisiting.
>
> If we (society) are "training" our students purely to be "users"
> (consumers) of software then we will see the exact effect that you
> describe (in the domain of OS'es and computing, at least). (Bug #1 has
> in effect created a whole generation of consumers who view computers as
> a way to get to entertainment).
>
> We should instead be aiming to teach people to be creators and
> contributors, so their information access tools remain robust and enable
> any one to get to any and all information they need to educate
> themselves. Ubuntu is taking that challenge head-on. However, we're
> still not able to channel all the energy that is lost to distractions
> such as Facebook, YouTube, Farmville, WoW, and similar things that also
> tend to "dumb down" (or at least divert). That will require a lot more
> code...
>
> On 10-10-20 02:48 PM, »John« wrote:
> > One more thing:
> > I'm incredibly sorry to say so, but I forgot to mention that "that
> > reason" is probably more and more people being stupid and getting more
> > and more stupid as the time passes - that's a sad fact that probably
> > just about every teacher out there can confirm (I recently joined the
> > club and pretty much the whole class - almost all of them senior teacher
> > professionals - seems to be thinking the same); no offence to anyone
> > here intended.
> >
>
> --
> Microsoft has a majority market share
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
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> 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.
>
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