Comment 245 for bug 1

I have recently switched from windows to Ubuntu and now Kubuntu over the last couple of weeks after 18 years 'liking and lumping' Windows. Initially I found the 'rough edges' (Mentioned - 'Michael 23/11/06) to be nothing other than, for eg, having to configure my USB modem and tiscali UK ADSL connection. Having spent a small amount of time actually inputting a few commands into 'terminal' or 'konsole', I now regard these 'rough edges' (bugs??) to be hugely valuable and 'user friendly', dare I say it, aspects of the KDE GUI experience and have benefitted from not simply double clicking an icon and a few subsequent buttons in order to install a piece of modem script.

Windows converts may not all share my feelings with regards to learning about the computers they spend time on and don't have the time to go through such procedures (times money, blah . . .), so I can see how the post mentioned above may be of benefit to bug#1 in the UK, which is virtually the US but a few months behind, and pounds below economically, and thus a large inflator of Microsofts share price.

By far the most promising means of exposing such an inherently good operating system and all of its virtues is by making the best use of its best asset- the fact that it is free, and target those who do not live in obscene relative luxury (yet relative luxury nonetheless) in Western Europe and the USA, and those who reside in the less developed/un-developed(food, hygeine, etc is a priority and their right, along with comms) denizens of the world. In the UK, the education system is seriously strapped for cash and here is an operating system that 'teaches' people how to use it. If enough teachers can somehow be introduced to these benefits, and I am sure that some are already, would demand of that size create a supply of blank machines or Open Source loaded computers? I don't know for sure but it all points to targetting the less monied in a sensible way.

I was converted in minutes of first booting Ubuntu and I had no idea how I was going to get on the web. Now I have an OS which far outstrips anything I have ever bought in a box. I feel there is a lot of promise in this software, agree wholeheatedly with bug#1, and will persist in looking in to it to try and help towards a solution.

I would happily give my time in helping to address this bug for I feel compassionatley about the Open Source issue and ideology. If I can help in any way, not writing code or that kind of stuff yet, but if anything needs typing, printing, e-mails, letters, if stuff like that happens as a result of this site, don't hesitate to ask.

klittzzer