On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Ed Morgan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is is possible that the Karmic release is getting something of a higher > profile in the mainstream press due to it's release pretty much coinciding > with Windows 7, and the hype that's been generated about it? > > I think it's equally possible that increased exposure is currently happening due to the ongoing efforts of the community as a whole to build a "desktop friendly, user friendly" distro. Ubuntu is generally ahead of the pack in it's "no-hassle" installation and is rapidly becoming a distribution for the masses - the danger is, of course that the wrong party line is getting issued and Ubuntu (& Linux in general) is getting touted as a free version of Windows - not something that is *not* Windows, has nothing to do with Windows and cannot be expected to behave in the same way as Windows. Software compatibility is an equal issue. Gripes like "I can't install Photoshop/Sage/etc" need to be countered before the user blitzes their copy of Windows and suddenly realizes they need to learn to use a new product to do things they knew how to do previously.. For the most part it's about managing expectations, as with most things in life. Improperly managed expectations will undoubtedly result in disappointment - however I have to say that Karmic is the plushest release yet - and the difference in performance and integration of applications between 9.04 and 9.10 is amazing...
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