Get lost. We will wait another 2 or 3 years to see if you are worthy of our attention.
On 23.10.2010, at 07:26, Setve Gentilly wrote: > You know Windows works on more systems than Ubuntu, did you know > that...... > > I am a senior technician for windows systems with many > certifications, and > they warned me about your type........ > > Maybe Windows is the best system............... > > I will wait another 2 or 3 years to see if Ubuntu is worthy of my > attention. > > Gentilli. > > > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:14 PM, houstonbofh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On 10/20/2010 02:21 PM, Setve Gentilly wrote: >> >>> When I get a new system (which I get regularly) after it is >>> assembled it >>> take me 1 to 1.5 hours to install Windows, the drivers and the >>> necessary >>> software to get it to function at 100% efficiency. I don't have >>> the time >> to >>> fart around and mess with Operating systems and drivers that don't >>> even >> run >>> on a double click from the mouse, nor do I have the time to learn >>> a new >>> programing language (although I do know a few), no thank you. >> >> I have expertise in both Windows and Linux. Windows takes longer. >> Mainly it is the massive amount of reboots between updates and >> drivers. >> Also, the install is far to interactive, not set it and forget it. >> As >> an aside, the only programming language I know is Perl, and I haven't >> really used in in years. >> >>> Let me give you an example, I installed Ubuntu 10.10RC on an AMD >>> machine >>> with an Asus board and an XFX HD 5770. When it came time to >>> install the >> ATI >>> drivers from ATI, I ran the package and it said nothing to me so I >> rebooted >>> and guess what, it was not installed. So I then proceeded to >>> install the >>> third party drivers that Ubuntu suggested. Well, what a great >>> performing >>> card........ It gave 50GFLOPS instead of the 1400GFLOPS Windows >>> gives me. >>> I don't have time to fart around for days or weeks to get the >>> machine >>> working 100%. >> >> You installed a beta, and it was not perfect? Really? And those >> Vista >> betas were so smooth... And you had ATI driver problems? That is >> surely an Ubuntu issue. >> http://www.google.com/search?q=ati+driver+problems Or maybe not. >> And >> why did you go the the ATI website first? Oh, yes... You picked up >> that habit from Windows. In Ubuntu, you go to the repos first. And >> yes, the ATI Linux drivers are worse than the Windows drivers for >> many >> ATI cards. One reason I like nVidia. (On both platforms) >> >>> When Ubuntu is as easy to install as Windows, then I will have >>> another >> look >>> at it. >> >> You want Ubuntu to be as easy for a beginner to install with no >> experience as Windows is for an expert with years of experience. >> That >> is the bug... Unreasonable expectations. And the thought that >> "Windows" is "Computer" and if you know "Windows" you know >> "computers." >> Not so helpfull with Mac, Linux, HP-UX, Aix, Solaris, AS400, VMS, >> or a >> number of accounting specific systems. Now if you give the same >> test to >> your grandmother, I bet Linux is easier. >> >> And this is the reason I responded. People keep looking at the wrong >> bug. The bug is that we did not tell you this BEFORE you started. >> Now >> it is too late... >> >> -- >> Microsoft has a majority market share >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 >> You received this bug notification because you are a direct >> subscriber >> of the bug. >> >> Status in Club Distro: Confirmed >> Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Invalid >> Status in EasyPeasy Overview: Invalid >> Status in GNOME Screensaver: Won't Fix >> Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid >> Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid >> Status in The Linux OS Project: 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: New >> Status in Ubuntu: In Progress >> Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu: Invalid >> Status in The Jaunty Jackalope: Invalid >> Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty: Invalid >> 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 is designed to fix. >> >> Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry, >> restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population >> and >> limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full >> potential, >> globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry. >> >> Steps to repeat: >> >> 1. Visit a local PC store. >> >> What happens: >> 2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software >> pre-installed. >> 3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed. >> >> What should happen: >> 1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software >> like >> Ubuntu. >> 2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing >> features and >> benefits would be apparent and known by all. >> 3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time >> passes. >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscribe >> >> > > -- > Microsoft has a majority market share > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Registry Administrators, which is the registrant for Debian. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~registry Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~registry More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
