2009/1/15 Chris Coulson <[email protected]>: > 2009/1/15 Ken Robson <[email protected]> >> >> US woman says Ubuntu can't access internet >> >> Check out (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/15/ubuntu_cant_access_net >> If the above link doesn't work) >> >> Interesting quote 'WKOW TV called Ubuntu "an operating system for your >> computer similar to Windows that runs off the Linux system."' > > I don't know whether to laugh or cry....
Why would you do either? Perfectly fair, accurate and reasonable description by and for someone who is not a techie. No, it's not elegantly worded, but they have got the gist. When I read the article, I wondered *why* she couldn't access the web site. Two possible reasons spring to mind: [1] She's using some kind of USB Internet connection that doesn't work out of the box. (USB because either Ethernet or wireless should work fine.) Could be a USB cable modem or ADSL modem, either of which would be Hard Work to set up, or it could be something like a 3G "dongle" (though those are rare in the USA) or a WiMax adaptor. Either way, this is a problem in Ubuntu, if the woman can't get a connection easily. [2] It's a completely Flash-driven site, when Ubuntu doesn't include Flash. This is a political decision - I've been debating it recently on Ubuntu-sounder, in fact. The sad reality is that because of the Ubuntu project's determination to ship only Free software, excluding drivers, when Ubuntu comes out of the box, it's crippled. No Java is a minor problem, no RealPlayer or QuickTime or WindowsMedia is a bigger one, no MP3 support is a big issue, but no Flash is absolutely huge. A great many websites are completely inaccessible because they are entirely Flash-driven. This is again a problem with Ubuntu, but it's a deliberately-chosen one, and I'm not sure if anything can be done about it. ----- But whatever the issue was, by just making unhelpful mocking comments, you're not contributing. As the saying goes, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem... -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: [email protected] • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: [email protected] Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat: [email protected] • MSN/Messenger: [email protected] Yahoo: [email protected] • Skype: liamproven • ICQ: 73187508 -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
