Comment 863 for bug 1

Hi "manishmahabir", excellent suggestion !
At this time the same a similiar approach can be used by KNOPPIX , live cd,
, and watch as it loads.
Allen

On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 2:41 AM, manishmahabir <email address hidden>wrote:

> Today Ubuntu has reached a stage where it can successfully replace windows
> in home as well as office desktops.
> Actually many people are now switching to ubuntu or are now ready to give
> it a try.
>
> As known to linux community, many hardware vendors have kept their
> hardware closed source.As a result the open source community has been
> unable to provide adequate support for the hardware.
>
> usually the hardware we buy has a logo 'certified for windows vista',
> and similarly for xp.people never know whether it is open or closed
> hardware or how well the hardware is supported under ubuntu.
>
> i know that there are websites which contain a list of hardware
> supported under ubuntu.
>
> it would be nice to have a tool for windows which could gather the data
> about the hardware connected to pc (similar to hardware testing in
> ubuntu). Based on the data it should generate a friendly report about
> the current status of support for the available hardware,specially
> graphics card or wireless card.It would help to prevent any post
> installation blues.
>
> An additional feature which could suggest the linux counterparts of
> installed windows applications would be a killer addition.
>
> It would go a long way in helping average user to switvh to ubuntu!
>
> Brainstorm idea: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/14800/
>
> --
> 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: Confirmed
> Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Confirmed
> Status in JAK LINUX: Confirmed
> Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Invalid
> Status in Launchpad Translations: Invalid
> Status in Tabuntu: Confirmed
> Status in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in "bum" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in "casper" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in "djplay" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in "firefox" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in "ubuntu-express" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in The Breezy Badger: Invalid
> Status in The Dapper Drake: Invalid
> Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Confirmed
> Status in "linux" source package in Debian: Confirmed
> Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: New
> 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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