Hola Tom !  you've got it !  Linux/Ubuntu's big weakness: too many choices !
Me? I use 3 different music players, 3 different browsers, and many
different image display apps.
Why? Because it's there !
AllenGG

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Tom <email address hidden> wrote:

> There's a shiny new toy, i want, i want, i want. There's another new
> toy, i want, i want, i want.
>
> It's really bad there are so many shiny new toys. Please stop it!! Force
> me to keep using the old one i hid in the cupboard.
>
> Linux should not allow so many choices! It should be more like Windows.
>
> On the other hand i will be quite glad to settle people down on 10.04LTS
> and let them rest there for a few years. I stuck with 9.04 for about a
> year. There's still 9months support for it so even now i don't HAVE to
> upgrade.
>
> To upgrade i test a LiveCd of it
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD
> try it on a small partition away from my main stable install
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
> and than decide whether to commit to it or use a separate /home
> Oh, dang it, more choices!!
>
> Here's this link again
> http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
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> Microsoft has a majority market share
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
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> Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid
> Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid
> Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Invalid
> Status in Tabuntu: Invalid
> Status in A simple player to online TV streaming: Invalid
> Status in Tv-Player: New
> Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete
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> Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty: In Progress
> Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Confirmed
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> 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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