> Linux is fragmented. That is why you don't consider Linux an operating system, and that is also why you use Ubuntu in first place. Ubuntu is not fragmented in that way. I see no reason why you should expect Ubuntu to be compatible with some other operating system, say Fedora. It happens to be far more compatible with Fedora than Windows ever was, but that is a good feature and not an issue.
> I think that Ubuntu should invite the OpenSource world to work in team > and not in all separate projects, each point of view is good, we just > need to find a way to fusion all ideas. Pouring all administrative tasks to one entity will probably just crush it, not make it stronger. Are there some specific synergy benefits you are looking for. Never the less, Ubuntu is already allowing anyone to join. > tons of wasted work. Duplicating some functionality is not necessarily waste. It is useful to compete. Multiple copies of certain functionality also allows you to fall back to another one when the implementation you normally use fails. > For an exemple, KDE and Gnome have too great way to abord the Desktop > environment, why these teams don't work together to give to user more > choice in a all-in-one Desktop solution. They are. See http://freedesktop.org/ > Fax functionnalities The (and any other missing) feature is missing because no-one is interested in coding/paying for such feature and/or, because no-one has the talent and will to work as an organizer between the interest groups. i.e. Collect the money from interested and find a skilled bounty coder. Depending on strategy the task may contain financial risk and/or be profitable to the organizing entity. > We need to ask brands like Brother, AMD, nvidia to cooperate and show > them that Linux isn't a rare system, it's the future and the future is > there! I guess this is what Canonical is working on right now, for the sake of Ubuntu. > 1. What is Linux? Majority of people will don't even know that Microsoft > is a software and that something else exist. Linux is a kernel originally written by Linus Torvalds. Microsoft is a company. When it comes to Ubuntu, creating an abstract image of values and feelings in people, is more important than explaining any technical details. "Linux" is also a word packed with many positive and negative feelings and I'm not sure, if using it when advocating Ubuntu is a good idea at all. Iirc it is currently used because it is well known. Maybe one day Ubuntu will be a well known brand and using word "Linux" to gain attention stops being necessary. > Big Linux advantages ( like security and absence of viruses ) can be > very interesting for people once they know it! I don't think people are usually that interested in security. At least not as long as lack of it doesn't disturb their daily activities. > Another important point is to make Linux Ubuntu informations > webpages, online groups, etc. very available over Internet. They are not? > I give technical support to people at home. When I see a situation where > Linux Ubuntu could be interesting for my customers, I take the time to > show them the OS, give them informations and documentations as they can > make very clear choices about their computers and know what they do. > This makes people very happy to have Linux Ubuntu when they take this > decision and they generally don't want to use Microsoft anymore. I've done this too, but then they all call me when they get some trouble, because I'm the only Ubuntu skilled person they know. I'm wondering, if some sort of peer guidance program would help to solve the lack of free time this causes to me and people alike. Of course the problem is not that big. Just a bit annoying. More importantly it limits the amount of people I can recommend Ubuntu to. > I will continue to show Linux Ubuntu to my customers and give support > and documentation for them Thanks for your support to Ubuntu. I wish you luck and hope you don't get too many support phone calls per day. :-) --Toni -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
