Hi :) I do not think this bug-report should be closed.
There have been some good developments but it's not the end of the story. I think Ubuntu does have the ability to close this bug but only in collaboration with other projects and that is happening even if it's unofficially. People often start with Ubuntu as their 1st step into Gnu&Linux and then some of those go on to other projects. Reactions against the Unity UI has given strength to Cinnamon and Mate perhaps giving each the critical mass they needed to become more viable. Both became quite strong. Maybe some merging will happen but even if not there is a lot of discussion and a lot of lessons being learned and great developments in an area that had seemed to be getting quite stuck in following a certain path. I'm finding a LOT more people are suddenly far more willing to try out Ubuntu BECAUSE OF the Unity interface. If you think of Ubuntu as a stand-alone project then maybe it wont ever be the one that topples MS's dominance but Ubuntu is NOT ALONE. It's part of a huge eco-system that are in co-operative competition with each other. I think a lot of people that left Ubuntu may well return. It's part of the cycle that many people have gone through since the earliest days of Ubuntu. The people that join because they like the Unity UI may also step up and become very useful in the future. So, it's not over at all. It's not even the beginning of the end. It's just the beginning of another tumultuous and possibly exciting chapter in the history of Ubuntu. Regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: Bradley M. Kuhn <[email protected]> > ><snip /> > >[0] "Won't Fix" isn't right because that would presuppose Ubuntu actually > had the ability to fix the problem and chose not to. > > -- 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 Neobot: New Status in Novabot: New 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: Fix Released 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: See Mark's closure comment here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1/comments/1834 ------ 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
