Comment 694 for bug 1

This complaint only starts flame wars on comment forums such as this.

While this may not be a real bug in the software, it is a bug in
society. Microsoft has a very powerful armada of marketing genuises
who push their products out the the consumers almost blindly. The
Ubuntu staff and community doesn't have this paid crew to do the same.

My views about Ubuntu and Linux in general is that my computer is
liberated from costly and licensed lockdown. I am free to install
Ubuntu and any other Linux distro on any number of systems without the
worries of knowing that my software is either pirated or unsupported.
Most Linux software is open source.

That meaning, if I don't like something, I can change the code and
submit patches to the author to help make it better or fork the
original source and make my own program as long as I give a lead to
the original source where my program came from.

Also, the community is usually very helpful and can tell you how to
fix problems you may be having. If you have a problem with something,
and it's legit, file a bug against the software and hopefully it will
be resolved soon.

On IRC, your complaint should be held in #ubuntu-offtopic since your
issue you bring up doesn't pertain to the functionality of Ubuntu
itself. There are also sections on http://ubuntuforums.org/ as well
for stuff like this.

I'm sorry if I came off sounding like a bad person here, but this is
not the place for dealing with IRC issues. I would like to help you,
but you really should present yourself in a bit of a more professional
manner.

John Pyper
BaD_CrC & BaD-Laptop on Freenode

On 6/7/08, Shlomi Fish <email address hidden> wrote:
> May my soul die with Philistines!
>
> This bug I filed - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/237852 - was
> closed on the grounds that it wasn't a software bug with Ubuntu.
> However, it pointed out a real issue in the Ubuntu community. This bug
> is not a software bug, either, and it's not real: you don't see a bug on
> the Mozilla bug-tracker saying that some people are still using Internet
> Explorer, or on the KDE bug-tracker that some people are still using
> GNOME, etc.
>
> So I demand this bug to be closed too. Or else my other bug should be
> open.
>
> See also http://community.livejournal.com/shlomif_tech/11379.html
>
> Regards,
>
> Shlomi Fish
>
> --
> Microsoft has a majority market share
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