** Description changed: - Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace. - This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix. + Proprietary operating systems have 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." - 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. + "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. + 1. Visit a local PC store. + 2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software. 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. + + Almost always, a majority of PCs for sale have a proprietary operating + system like Windows or Mac OSX. 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: - 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. + + 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
** Summary changed: - Microsoft has a majority desktop market share + Proprietary operating systems have a majority market share -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 Title: Proprietary operating systems have a majority market share To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/clubdistro/+bug/1/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
