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[Tom <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi :)
I do not think this bug-report should be closed.  


There have been some good developments but it's not the end of the story.  

I think Ubuntu does have the ability to close this bug but only in
collaboration with other projects and that is happening even if it's
unofficially.


People often start with Ubuntu as their 1st step into Gnu&Linux and then some of those go on to other projects.  Reactions against the Unity UI has given strength to Cinnamon and Mate perhaps giving each the critical mass they needed to become more viable.  Both became quite strong.  Maybe some merging will happen but even if not there is a lot of discussion and a lot of lessons being learned and great developments in an area that had seemed to be getting quite stuck in following a certain path.  I'm finding a LOT more people are suddenly far more willing to try out Ubuntu BECAUSE OF the Unity interface.  

If you think of Ubuntu as a stand-alone project then maybe it wont ever
be the one that topples MS's dominance but Ubuntu is NOT ALONE.  It's
part of a huge eco-system that are in co-operative competition with each
other.


I think a lot of people that left Ubuntu may well return.  It's part of the cycle that many people have gone through since the earliest days of Ubuntu.  The people that join because they like the Unity UI may also step up and become very useful in the future.  


So, it's not over at all.  It's not even the beginning of the end.  It's just the beginning of another tumultuous and possibly exciting chapter in the history of Ubuntu.  


Regards from 
Tom :)  



>________________________________
> From: Bradley M. Kuhn <bkuhn@xxxxxxx>
>
><snip />
>
>[0] "Won't Fix" isn't right because that would presuppose Ubuntu actually
>    had the ability to fix the problem and chose not to.  
>
>

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Title:
  Microsoft has a majority market share

Status in Club Distro:
  Confirmed
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  Confirmed
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  New
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  Invalid
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  Invalid
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  Invalid
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  Invalid
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  Invalid
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  In Progress
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  New
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  In Progress
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  In Progress
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  New
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  New
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  Invalid
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  In Progress
Status in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
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  Confirmed
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  Invalid
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  In Progress
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  Confirmed
Status in openSUSE:
  In Progress
Status in Tilix Linux:
  New

Bug description:
  See Mark's closure comment here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1/comments/1834
  ------

  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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