algeriatul team mailing list archive

[Faldegast <faldegast@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have no personal problems with tweaking my own Linux installation. However I also install and manage the Linux installation of around a dozen people in my family, extended family etc. I prefer that management to be limited to adding a script that keeps the computer upgraded.

Average Joe do not want a choice. They want a stable OS with regular
patches. They do not want to do full system updates or even make an
active decision when updates is around. My current solution for this is
that i use the LTS version and have a script that updates the system on
every start-up. I also have a post-install script that apt-gets
everything that my users usually want.

LTS is the only solution to this. Do not speak about a choice because
there is no choice. The non-LTS version is completely unusable in this
scenario. Average Joe is not interested in doing a full system upgrade
every 6 month. Also Average Joe is not interested in a year old browser.
This is a deadlock. There is no arguments in why Average Joe should be
forced to have either one or another. Upgrading the browser does not
make the OS unstable, even if it may make the browser temporarily
unstable. There is however good reasons to be very conservative about
kernel and library updates.

And to be honest, this is the number one reason that Ubuntu is not installed on computers you buy in the store. A edgy distribution is not acceptable from a support perspective, and a super-conservative distribution like LTS is not acceptable from a user perspective.
 		 	   		  
_________________________________________________________________
Spela spel i Messenger!
http://www.windowslive.se/playground/default.asp

-- 
Microsoft has a majority market share
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu 4
dz, which is a direct subscriber.

Status in Club Distro: Invalid
Status in Computer Science Ubuntu: Invalid
Status in EasyPeasy Overview: Invalid
Status in Ichthux - Linux for Christians: Invalid
Status in JAK LINUX: Invalid
Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Invalid
Status in Tabuntu: Invalid
Status in A simple player to online TV streaming: Invalid
Status in Tv-Player: New
Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete
Status in “ubuntu-express” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
Status in The Jaunty Jackalope: In Progress
Status in “ubuntu-express” source package in Jaunty: In Progress
Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Confirmed
Status in “linux” package in Debian: Confirmed
Status in Fluxbuntu: The Lightweight, Productive, Agile OS: Confirmed
Status in openSUSE: New
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.