Comment 1436 for bug 1

Get lost. We will wait another 2 or 3 years to see if you are worthy
of our attention.

On 23.10.2010, at 07:26, Setve Gentilly wrote:

> 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 3:14 PM, houstonbofh <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/20/2010 02:21 PM, Setve Gentilly wrote:
>>
>>> When I get a new system (which I get regularly) after it is
>>> assembled it
>>> take me 1 to 1.5 hours to install Windows, the drivers and the
>>> necessary
>>> software to get it to function at 100% efficiency. I don't have
>>> the time
>> to
>>> fart around and mess with Operating systems and drivers that don't
>>> even
>> run
>>> on a double click from the mouse, nor do I have the time to learn
>>> a new
>>> programing language (although I do know a few), no thank you.
>>
>> I have expertise in both Windows and Linux. Windows takes longer.
>> Mainly it is the massive amount of reboots between updates and
>> drivers.
>> Also, the install is far to interactive, not set it and forget it.
>> As
>> an aside, the only programming language I know is Perl, and I haven't
>> really used in in years.
>>
>>> Let me give you an example, I installed Ubuntu 10.10RC on an AMD
>>> machine
>>> with an Asus board and an XFX HD 5770. When it came time to
>>> install the
>> ATI
>>> drivers from ATI, I ran the package and it said nothing to me so I
>> rebooted
>>> and guess what, it was not installed. So I then proceeded to
>>> install the
>>> third party drivers that Ubuntu suggested. Well, what a great
>>> performing
>>> card........ It gave 50GFLOPS instead of the 1400GFLOPS Windows
>>> gives me.
>>> I don't have time to fart around for days or weeks to get the
>>> machine
>>> working 100%.
>>
>> You installed a beta, and it was not perfect? Really? And those
>> Vista
>> betas were so smooth... And you had ATI driver problems? That is
>> surely an Ubuntu issue.
>> http://www.google.com/search?q=ati+driver+problems Or maybe not.
>> And
>> why did you go the the ATI website first? Oh, yes... You picked up
>> that habit from Windows. In Ubuntu, you go to the repos first. And
>> yes, the ATI Linux drivers are worse than the Windows drivers for
>> many
>> ATI cards. One reason I like nVidia. (On both platforms)
>>
>>> When Ubuntu is as easy to install as Windows, then I will have
>>> another
>> look
>>> at it.
>>
>> You want Ubuntu to be as easy for a beginner to install with no
>> experience as Windows is for an expert with years of experience.
>> That
>> is the bug... Unreasonable expectations. And the thought that
>> "Windows" is "Computer" and if you know "Windows" you know
>> "computers."
>> Not so helpfull with Mac, Linux, HP-UX, Aix, Solaris, AS400, VMS,
>> or a
>> number of accounting specific systems. Now if you give the same
>> test to
>> your grandmother, I bet Linux is easier.
>>
>> And this is the reason I responded. People keep looking at the wrong
>> bug. The bug is that we did not tell you this BEFORE you started.
>> Now
>> it is too late...
>>
>> --
>> 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 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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>
> --
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