Microsoft has a majority market share
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Clubdistro |
Fix Committed
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Critical
|
Unassigned | ||
Computer Science Ubuntu |
Fix Committed
|
Critical
|
Computer Science Ubuntu Bugs | ||
EasyPeasy Overview |
Fix Committed
|
Critical
|
Jon Ramvi | ||
Ichthux |
Fix Committed
|
Critical
|
Raphaël Pinson | ||
JAK LINUX |
Fix Committed
|
Critical
|
jean-pierre charras | ||
LibreOffice |
Fix Committed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Linux |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Linux Mint |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
OpenOffice |
In Progress
|
Undecided
|
maviya | ||
ReactOS Core Operating System |
Incomplete
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Tabuntu |
Invalid
|
Critical
|
Tina Russell | ||
The Linux OS Project |
In Progress
|
Critical
|
Unassigned | ||
Tivion |
Invalid
|
Critical
|
Angel Guzman Maeso | ||
Tv-Player |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Ubuntu Malaysia LoCo Team |
In Progress
|
Critical
|
MFauzilkamil Zainuddin | ||
Ubuntu Unity |
New
|
Critical
|
Rudra Saraswat | ||
Wine |
Confirmed
|
Wishlist
|
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dylan.NET |
Fix Committed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
dylan.NET.Reflection |
Fix Committed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Arch Linux |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Baltix |
Confirmed
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Debian |
In Progress
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Fedora |
Confirmed
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Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Fluxbuntu |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Gentoo Linux |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Tilix |
Incomplete
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Ubuntu |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Unassigned | ||
openSUSE |
In Progress
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
See Mark's closure comment here: https:/
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Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace. This is a bug which Ubuntu and other projects are meant to fix. As the philosophy of the Ubuntu Project states, "Our work is driven by a belief that software should be free and accessible to all."
"Ubuntu software is free. Always was, always will be. Free software gives everyone the freedom to use it however they want and share with whoever they like. This freedom has huge benefits. At one end of the spectrum it enables the Ubuntu community to grow and share its collective experience and expertise to continually improve all things Ubuntu. At the other, we are able to give access to essential software for those who couldn’t otherwise afford it – an advantage that’s keenly felt by individuals and organisations all over the world."
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Non-free software leaves users at the mercy of the software owner and concentrates control over the technology which powers our society into the hands of a few. Additionally, proprietary software stifles innovation, maintains artificial scarcities, and enables malicious anti-features such as DRM, surveillance, and other monopolistic practices.
This bug is widely evident in the PC industry.
Steps to repeat:
1. Visit a local PC store.
2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software.
What happens:
Almost always, a majority of PCs for sale have Microsoft Windows pre-installed. In the rare cases that they come with a GNU/Linux operating system or no operating system at all, the drivers and BIOS may be proprietary.
What should happen:
A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software.
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description: | updated |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | New → Accepted |
Changed in sysvinit: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in ubuntu-express: | |
assignee: | nobody → jahyire2006 |
Changed in ichthux: | |
assignee: | nobody → raphink |
importance: | Untriaged → Critical |
status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Changed in upstart: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
Changed in ubuntu-meta: | |
status: | Confirmed → Rejected |
Changed in bum: | |
status: | Rejected → Confirmed |
Changed in ubuntu-express: | |
status: | Rejected → Confirmed |
description: | updated |
Changed in ubuntu-express: | |
status: | Confirmed → Rejected |
Changed in bum: | |
status: | Confirmed → Rejected |
Changed in ichthux: | |
status: | Confirmed → Rejected |
description: | updated |
Changed in ubuntu-express: | |
status: | Rejected → Confirmed |
Changed in bum: | |
status: | Rejected → Confirmed |
Changed in ichthux: | |
status: | Rejected → Confirmed |
description: | updated |
Changed in ichthux: | |
status: | Confirmed → Rejected |
Changed in bum: | |
status: | Confirmed → Rejected |
Changed in ubuntu-express: | |
status: | Confirmed → Rejected |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in ichthux: | |
status: | Rejected → Confirmed |
Changed in rosetta: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in rosetta: | |
status: | Rejected → Needs Info |
status: | Needs Info → Unconfirmed |
Changed in rosetta: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Fix Committed |
Changed in openoffice: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Rejected |
Changed in jl: | |
assignee: | nobody → juliank |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Changed in djplay: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in casper: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in openoffice: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
description: | updated |
Changed in tabuntu: | |
assignee: | nobody → tinarussell |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in compscibuntu: | |
assignee: | nobody → ozanichkovsky |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → Confirmed |
assignee: | ozanichkovsky → compscibuntu |
assignee: | compscibuntu → compscibuntu-bugs |
Changed in compscibuntu: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in ichthux: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in jl: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in tabuntu: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in openoffice: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
description: | updated |
Changed in compscibuntu: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in ichthux: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in jl: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in tabuntu: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in openoffice: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
description: | updated |
Changed in rosetta: | |
status: | Invalid → New |
Changed in rosetta: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in linux: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in jl: | |
assignee: | juliank → nobody |
Changed in linux: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in clubuntu: | |
assignee: | nobody → clubuntu |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in openoffice: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in linux: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in kde-systemsettings: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in linux: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in ubuntu-express: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in bum: | |
status: | Invalid → Won't Fix |
Changed in casper: | |
status: | Invalid → Won't Fix |
Changed in djplay: | |
status: | Invalid → Won't Fix |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Invalid → Won't Fix |
Changed in ubuntu-express: | |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in clubdistro: | |
assignee: | clubuntu → nobody |
Changed in openoffice: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in openoffice: | |
assignee: | nobody → lh-maviya |
Changed in ubuntu-express (Ubuntu Jaunty): | |
assignee: | raul (jahyire2006) → Montel Edwards (m.deonte) |
status: | Won't Fix → Confirmed |
Changed in linuxmint: | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in linuxmint: | |
importance: | Low → High |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
Changed in ubuntu-express (Ubuntu Jaunty): | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
security vulnerability: | no → yes |
security vulnerability: | yes → no |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | In Progress → Invalid |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in ubuntu-express (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
assignee: | nobody → Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl) |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in easypeasy-project: | |
assignee: | nobody → Jon Ramvi (ramvi) |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in tivion: | |
assignee: | nobody → Angel Guzman Maeso (shakaran) |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → Confirmed |
tags: | added: iso-testing |
Changed in clubdistro: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in compscibuntu: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in easypeasy-project: | |
status: | In Progress → Invalid |
Changed in ichthux: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in jl: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in openoffice: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in tabuntu: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in easypeasy-project: | |
status: | Invalid → In Progress |
Changed in ubuntu-express (Ubuntu Jaunty): | |
status: | In Progress → Invalid |
Changed in easypeasy-project: | |
status: | In Progress → Invalid |
Changed in tivion: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in ubuntu-express (Ubuntu Jaunty): | |
status: | Invalid → In Progress |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | In Progress → Incomplete |
Changed in ubuntu-express (Ubuntu Jaunty): | |
assignee: | Montel Edwards (montel) → Monotoko (danielcase10) |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | Incomplete → In Progress |
Changed in baltix: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in linuxos: | |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in openoffice: | |
status: | Invalid → In Progress |
Changed in opensuse: | |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | Fix Released → In Progress |
Changed in linux (Debian): | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
summary: | - Microsoft has a majority market share |
summary: | + "Microsoft has a majority market share" |
summary: |
- "Microsoft has a majority market share" + Microsoft has a majority market share |
Changed in ubuntu-express (Ubuntu Jaunty): | |
status: | In Progress → Invalid |
summary: | - Microsoft has a majority market share |
summary: | + Microsoft has a majority market share |
Changed in clubdistro: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | In Progress → Invalid |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | Invalid → In Progress |
Changed in gnome-screensaver: | |
status: | Unknown → Won't Fix |
Changed in gnome-screensaver: | |
importance: | Unknown → Low |
Changed in metacity: | |
importance: | Unknown → Low |
status: | Unknown → In Progress |
Changed in libreoffice: | |
assignee: | nobody → Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen) |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in dnr: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in dylandotnet: | |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in dnr: | |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
summary: |
- Microsoft has a majority market share + Proprietary operating systems have a majority market share |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
summary: |
- Proprietary operating systems have a majority market share + Microsoft has a majority market share |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in dylandotnet: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in dnr: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in dylandotnet: | |
importance: | Critical → Undecided |
Changed in dnr: | |
importance: | Critical → Undecided |
status: | Invalid → In Progress |
Changed in dylandotnet: | |
status: | Invalid → In Progress |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | In Progress → Invalid |
status: | Invalid → In Progress |
Changed in ugr-meta: | |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in compscibuntu: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in elementaryos: | |
assignee: | nobody → Elementary-core (elementary-core) |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → In Progress |
assignee: | Elementary-core (elementary-core) → The elementary Project (elementaryproject) |
Changed in elementaryos: | |
importance: | Critical → Low |
Changed in dylandotnet: | |
status: | In Progress → Invalid |
Changed in ubuntu-express (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Invalid → In Progress |
Changed in elementaryos: | |
importance: | Low → Medium |
Changed in dnr: | |
status: | In Progress → Invalid |
Changed in gen-os: | |
assignee: | nobody → GenOS Team (gen-os) |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in elementaryos: | |
status: | In Progress → Invalid |
affects: | elementaryos → null |
Changed in null: | |
assignee: | The elementary Project (elementaryproject) → nobody |
Changed in linuxmint: | |
status: | New → In Progress |
no longer affects: | null |
tags: | removed: iso-testing |
tags: | added: iso-testing |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | In Progress → Confirmed |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
tags: | removed: iso-testing |
tags: | added: iso-testing |
tags: | removed: iso-testing |
Changed in gen-os: | |
assignee: | Registry Administrators (registry) → nobody |
no longer affects: | gnome-screensaver |
no longer affects: | gen-os |
Changed in ubuntu-my: | |
assignee: | nobody → MFauzilkamil Zainuddin (apogee) |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
status: | New → In Progress |
no longer affects: | ugr-seeds |
Changed in tv-player: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in elementaryos: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in archlinux: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in linux: | |
assignee: | nobody → Bruno (brunovam) |
no longer affects: | elementaryos |
tags: | added: canonical microsoft |
tags: | added: iso-testing |
summary: |
- Microsoft has a majority market share + Microsoft has a majority desktop market share |
no longer affects: | ubuntu-express (Ubuntu) |
no longer affects: | ubuntu-express (Ubuntu Jaunty) |
no longer affects: | Ubuntu Jaunty |
description: | updated |
summary: |
- Microsoft has a majority desktop market share + Proprietary operating systems have a majority market share |
summary: |
- Proprietary operating systems have a majority market share + Microsoft has a majority market share |
description: | updated |
no longer affects: | metacity |
tags: | added: patch |
Changed in linux: | |
assignee: | Bruno (brunovam) → nobody |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
information type: | Public → Public Security |
no longer affects: | Ubuntu Dapper |
information type: | Public Security → Public |
description: | updated |
summary: |
- Microsoft has a majority market share + Ubuntu is too buggy to gain majority market share |
summary: |
- Ubuntu is too buggy to gain majority market share + Ubuntu desktop is too buggy to gain majority market share |
summary: |
- Ubuntu desktop is too buggy to gain majority market share + Microsoft has a majority market share |
affects: | linux (Fedora) → fedora |
Changed in fedora: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
affects: | linux (Debian) → debian |
tags: | removed: iso-testing patch ubuntu |
Changed in baltix: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
tags: | added: iso-testing |
tags: | removed: iso-testing |
tags: | added: iso-testing |
tags: | added: package-qa-testing |
Changed in easypeasy-project: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in reactos-core: | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
assignee: | Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl) → fatalerrorbro (fatalerrorbro) |
Changed in archlinux: | |
assignee: | nobody → fatalerrorbro (fatalerrorbro) |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
assignee: | fatalerrorbro (fatalerrorbro) → patop (patop) |
Changed in archlinux: | |
assignee: | fatalerrorbro (fatalerrorbro) → nobody |
importance: | Undecided → Unknown |
status: | In Progress → Unknown |
information type: | Public → Private Security |
information type: | Private Security → Public |
Changed in archlinux: | |
importance: | Unknown → Undecided |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
assignee: | patop (patop) → nobody |
Changed in wine: | |
importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in linuxmint: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
Changed in clubdistro: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
Changed in compscibuntu: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
Changed in df-libreoffice: | |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
Changed in dnr: | |
status: | Invalid → Fix Committed |
Changed in dylandotnet: | |
status: | Invalid → Fix Committed |
Changed in easypeasy-project: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
Changed in ichthux: | |
status: | Invalid → Fix Committed |
Changed in jl: | |
status: | Invalid → Fix Committed |
assignee: | nobody → jean-pierre charras (jp-charras) |
tags: | added: eoan |
Changed in tilix: | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
Changed in ubuntu-unity: | |
assignee: | nobody → Rudra Bali (rs2009) |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
tags: | added: oem-priority originate-from-1837997 ville |
tags: | removed: oem-priority originate-from-1837997 |
no longer affects: | oem-priority |
tags: | added: jammy |
tags: | added: kinetic |
tags: | added: lunar mantic |
information type: | Public → Public Security |
information type: | Public Security → Public |
tags: | added: noble |
I am in 97% agree with us but, let's be fair and tell all that:
1. All the PC's for sale shoud be clean and, when I go to buy it, to decide what I want to have and the store to install it for me.
2. Ubuntu shoud be marketed in his way (the amazing way). It's an serious OS user-friendly, but, like all in his gang (well almost all distros) not idiot-friendly.
3. Totally agree with just one adnotation: The user itself must be upgrade it. :-)))
Here, in Romania, only the big magazines are selling the PC'es with windoze preinstaled, the little ones are selling their systems with Linux (various distros) but installed in a manner that makes the computer useless. :-))