On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 11:10 AM, »John« <[email protected]> wrote: > http://meandubuntu.wordpress.com/ms-and-floss/ > Please read this VERY carefully and cover to cover.
Did not read to the end of this very, very long article - however - I already knew a lot of that what I read. And yes, > The root cause of most of our problems is that THOSE WHO STAND TO PROFIT > FROM THE CURRENT STATUS QUO WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROFITS. > It doesn't even have to be LEGAL - all that matters is that all the dirt > stays well hidden because nobody gets prosecuted for something nobody knows > or cares about. of course this is a huge problems. But if you ask the "normal user" who is not really interested in computers, but just wants to do his/her work or doing his/her hobby with the help of the computer would ask you (as one of the experts - if not the only they know): "What do you recommand? What should I use?" - At least I am getting asked this by people and mostly the question comes out of the fact that their old computer gets too slow and they want to buy a new one. Lately I get asked more often what I do think of Apple for example which shows that people getting aware of Apple laptops because they maybe have an iPhone. And at this point it comes down to bugs because I know what is behind the marketing of Microsoft of maybe even Apple. But if I recommend Linux and then the people get back to me when their laptop frequently freezes and their work is gone then it is me who needs to explain. - I am not willing to get blamed - and loose the reputation as the one giving good IT advices (I mean my job is IT consulting - if people cannot rely on my advice - what should they rely on then...). That's why currently I do stay away from the recommendation to switch to Linux. Main reason: Quality problems This does not mean, that other operating systems do not have quality problems - but why changing from one thing that has problems to another that has other problems? In this case it is better to stay with the thing where you already know the problems a little better and know what to do (if it is reinstalling your PC every year or whatever). Best regards, Martin. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu 4 dz, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 Title: Microsoft has a majority market share Status in Club Distro: Confirmed Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: New Status in dylan.NET.Reflection: Invalid Status in dylan.NET: Invalid Status in EasyPeasy Overview: Invalid Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid Status in LibreOffice: In Progress Status in The Linux Kernel: New Status in The Linux Mint Distribution: In Progress 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: Invalid Status in Ubuntu Malaysia LoCo Team Meta Project: In Progress Status in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in Arch Linux: Confirmed 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 and other projects are meant to fix. As the philosophy of the Ubuntu Project states, "Our work is driven by a belief that software should be free and accessible to all." "Ubuntu software is free. Always was, always will be. Free software gives everyone the freedom to use it however they want and share with whoever they like. This freedom has huge benefits. At one end of the spectrum it enables the Ubuntu community to grow and share its collective experience and expertise to continually improve all things Ubuntu. At the other, we are able to give access to essential software for those who couldn’t otherwise afford it – an advantage that’s keenly felt by individuals and organisations all over the world." * http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/our-philosophy Non-free software leaves users at the mercy of the software owner and concentrates control over the technology which powers our society into the hands of a few. Additionally, proprietary software stifles innovation, maintains artificial scarcities, and enables malicious anti-features such as DRM, surveillance, and other monopolistic practices. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry. Steps to repeat: 1. Visit a local PC store. 2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software. What happens: Almost always, a majority of PCs for sale have Microsoft Windows pre- installed. In the rare cases that they come with a GNU/Linux operating system or no operating system at all, the drivers and BIOS may be proprietary. What should happen: A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software. * http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html * http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines * http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~algeriatul Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~algeriatul More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
