Comment 1470 for bug 1

It is not just that Ubuntu has developed a lot over the last 2 or 3 years.

Users expectations and hardware have developed into areas either already covered
by linux kernels or easily implemented as Unix was developed to be a
multi-everything system. The introduction of dual/quad-core cpus caught
MicroSquish off-balance. They were eventually able to get 64bit versions of
their OS using it but the rest of their 64bit systems weren't really ready for
widespread use (is anything they use ever ready? I mean before they have
dropped support for it). By the time MicroSquish were ready for multi-cores
linux already had it in even lowly 1 'man' 32bit distros. MicroSquish still
can't cope with multiple hard-drives in anything but a very broken way. Mmm,
shortcut links (that often break) to certain folders, tasty. Multi-user
'security' in Windows is still badly implemented, even for single users it is a
joke but one that people put a huge amount of effort into without actually
solving the inherent flaws in the system. Are Windows 32biut versions able to
handle threading well in multi-core machines? Do their 64bit versions work for
everything else yet?

People still have low expectations and low levels of understanding about their
systems, at least outside of linux-world. People just don't care about poorly
produced reports or other documents. It is what they are used to now. Shops
are happy to sell extra hard-drives without making it easy to access them.
Blame the user and shame them into not daring to ask questions.

Also the forks/off-shoots that have gone on to develop further (such as the
various Spanish Governments ones) have fed back into Ubuntu main as have nifty
developments first seen in a plethora of totally unrelated distros.

Linux kernel developments have benefitted Ubuntu hugely too of course.

Yes, Ubuntu has moved on hugely in the past couple of years but this is not
always purely down to Ubuntu's work. OpenSource is really fantastic like that
:)

Regards from
Tom :)