Comment 525 for bug 1

This this bug serious, so lets get get serious.

> In my eyes, the #2 thing holding this back are the driver issues. There
> is always always always some issue with drivers that causes problems
> ranging from annoyances to system-stopping errors. Until this is worked
> out, ubuntu (and linux in general) will never be mainstream.

Vendors will not spend as much work in open source drivers than absolutely neccessary. People using OSS OS'es should increase pressure on those vendors that don't support open source drivers. Ubuntu is mainstream in my opinion, because mainstream hardware is fully supported, no matter if certain hardware is not officially supported.

> The#1 thing is obviously the fact that 98% of all ssoftware out there is
> intended forr Windows, and not all of it runs smoothly in programs like
> wine.

You said, that its easier to get packages via synaptic. SO basically, you forget open source maintainly when you say, that 98% of all software is for microsoft windows. That is not true. Maybe 98% of proprietary software is for windows, yes, but open source has got very very much applications for any kind of thing to do.

When talking about a shareholder market position of a corporation like microsoft, you can't be seriuos, because microsoft is not acting serious.

In my point of view, the effort of the isle of man, the distribution of ubuntu, should be in absolute focus for a greater success. Members of Ubuntu and of course users should ask themself the right questions. What can they do to support Ubuntu? This project is definetly absolute on the right way to share a high value of practical freedom to the world. It will succeed, no matter of no talking guru, that motivates and animates Investors and spends money for children in the 3rd World.

You merge all classes of the world.
You are the investment.
You are No.1 market place shareholder.
You can grow to whatever, nobody will stop you.