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["Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@xxxxxxx>]

I'm not against the closing of this bug; however, the closed status
should be something like "Can't Fix" [0].

While, technically speaking, Microsoft doesn't have the majority of the
marketshare anymore, the originally prescribed goal of this bug was:

> A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software.

Note that *even if* we count Android/Linux, and also count every type of
device like mobile phones and tables, nearly all of those devices -- even
those running Android/Linux or Ubuntu -- include proprietary software.
(Many Android/Linux devices include *mostly* proprietary software, since
nearly all the applications are proprietary.)

Thus, it's just not accurate at this time to argue "Fix Released" for
the key issue that this bug was supposed to be about: namely, "most
devices in use today are running mostly proprietary software".  It'll
probably be generations before we close that bug, and that's why I'd
argue the problem probably can't be fixed as part of the lifecycle of
Ubuntu itself.  Thus "Can't Fix" is the right bug-close status.


[0] "Won't Fix" isn't right because that would presupose Ubuntu actually
    had the ability to fix the problem and chose not to.  Sadly, I don't
    think it was ever really within the power of the Ubuntu project to
    fix the problem in the first place.  Nevertheless, I thank Ubuntu
    for the early years (i.e., pre-UbuntuOne:
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntuone-servers/+bug/375272 ) when
    Ubuntu truly tried to close Bug 1.  It's a tough job to give
    software freedom to the majority of users, but we should all keep
    trying to do it.
-- 
   -- bkuhn

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Title:
  Microsoft has a majority market share

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  Confirmed
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  Confirmed
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  New
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Bug description:
  Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC
  marketplace. This is a bug which Ubuntu and other projects are meant
  to fix. As the philosophy of the Ubuntu Project states, "Our work is
  driven by a belief that software should be free and accessible to
  all."

  "Ubuntu software is free. Always was, always will be. Free software gives everyone the freedom to use it however they want and share with whoever they like. This freedom has huge benefits. At one end of the spectrum it enables the Ubuntu community to grow and share its collective experience and expertise to continually improve all things Ubuntu. At the other, we are able to give access to essential software for those who couldn’t otherwise afford it – an advantage that’s keenly felt by individuals and organisations all over the world."
       * http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/our-philosophy

  Non-free software leaves users at the mercy of the software owner and
  concentrates control over the technology which powers our society into
  the hands of a few. Additionally, proprietary software stifles
  innovation, maintains artificial scarcities, and enables malicious
  anti-features such as DRM, surveillance, and other monopolistic
  practices.

  This bug is widely evident in the PC industry.

  Steps to repeat:

      1. Visit a local PC store.
      2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software.

  What happens:

  Almost always, a majority of PCs for sale have Microsoft Windows pre-
  installed. In the rare cases that they come with a GNU/Linux operating
  system or no operating system at all, the drivers and BIOS may be
  proprietary.

  What should happen:

  A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software.

       * http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
       * http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
       * http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd

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