Comment 1449 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 07:33, 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 6:10 PM, Randall Ross (rrnwexec) <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
>> The concept of a computer being a "bicycle for the mind" might be
>> helpful here, and might be worth revisiting.
>>
>> If we (society) are "training" our students purely to be "users"
>> (consumers) of software then we will see the exact effect that you
>> describe (in the domain of OS'es and computing, at least). (Bug #1
>> has
>> in effect created a whole generation of consumers who view
>> computers as
>> a way to get to entertainment).
>>
>> We should instead be aiming to teach people to be creators and
>> contributors, so their information access tools remain robust and
>> enable
>> any one to get to any and all information they need to educate
>> themselves. Ubuntu is taking that challenge head-on. However, we're
>> still not able to channel all the energy that is lost to distractions
>> such as Facebook, YouTube, Farmville, WoW, and similar things that
>> also
>> tend to "dumb down" (or at least divert). That will require a lot
>> more
>> code...
>>
>> On 10-10-20 02:48 PM, »John« wrote:
>>> One more thing:
>>> I'm incredibly sorry to say so, but I forgot to mention that "that
>>> reason" is probably more and more people being stupid and getting
>>> more
>>> and more stupid as the time passes - that's a sad fact that probably
>>> just about every teacher out there can confirm (I recently joined
>>> the
>>> club and pretty much the whole class - almost all of them senior
>>> teacher
>>> professionals - seems to be thinking the same); no offence to anyone
>>> here intended.
>>>
>>
>> --
>> 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 Metacity Window Manager: 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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> Microsoft has a majority market share
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