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I agree with Krzysztof Janowicz that Ubuntu is doing incredible work, and those of us who benefit from it are greatful. They have given so much FREELY!!! I'm not ungrateful. I just want Ubuntu to continue to succeed.
That said . . .
Laptops/netbooks are the fasting growing segment now in computers. Wireless capability is one of the big reasons for this so people don't have to be tied down. And netbooks are just that for the NET!!! When they can't connect, people will go to other distros that DO work or will just turn back to WIndows, which is sad !!!
It seems that Ubuntu has moved on to other things and is forgetting the basics. Who cares about Eucalyptus, virtualization, etc, if you can't get a reliable internet connection?
Here is Ubuntu's track record for me:
1)Acer Aspire 5610 with essentially completely broken wireless since 9.04 (https:/