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> Why can't Ubuntu local communities create a database of local stores in
> their area to guide people interested in Ubuntu. Also we can create a list
> of peripherals accepted by the kernel and are sold by these local stores.
> This way, we can help fellow Ubuntu users to achieve to "just works" system
> off-the-bat. If these information is available online, people can now see
> that there's someone local that knows Ubuntu and guide them through by
> sharing their experiences.
Being accepted by the kernel is not enough. There should be some heavy-duty quality control. There are a lot of drivers in the kernel that are based on reverse-engineering on windows driver. That translates to "guesswork". Sometimes they are better then the Windows drivers, but often they do not access all functionality of their hardware. So i think that just listing all drivers is insufficient when putting new boxes together. There also are not local user communities everywhere. However they do match "regional distributors" that i talked about earlier, they can provide local coordination of Ubuntu stores. They can also provide tier 2 support.

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Microsoft has a majority market share
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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.