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[Phill Whiteside <phillw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hiyas boss,

I did cc the comment about the link being out of synch on lubuntu.net to
them, but there is nothing I can do until they get back in touch.

Hope you had a great New Year Eve's party, you certainly deserved one for
all the work you have put into the project.

Regards,

Phill.

On 1 January 2011 10:24, Julien Lavergne <gilir@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 2010/12/30 Tim Bernhard <ohiomoto@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > Hi everyone,
> > I was thinking about this the past couple of days and figured I would
> throw
> > it out there.  Does Lubuntu handle basic tasks well enough that anyone
> can
> > use it?
> > I've been using Ubuntu since 6.04 and by 8.04 I pretty much gave up
> Windows
> > all together.  (I keep a copy on my machine "just in case", but never
> really
> > need to use it.)  I've also played around with Fedora and more recently
> > Peppermint and Lubuntu.  In addition, I took two Red Hat Enterprise
> > Linux Administrator course while finishing up my Enterprise Computer
> > Programming degree at a local community college.
> > Despite all of that I am NOT a expert Linux user.  I prefer GUI over
> command
> > line for most tasks.  And I usually have to do a little research when
> trying
> > to solve issues with my OS.  I can do the basics in Linux, but really not
> > much more without Google.  So I would say I'm armed with a lot more
> > Linux knowledge than your typical newbie, but not really skilled at it
> using
> > it.
> > So here's the deal.  I've run across several issues while using Lubuntu
> that
> > have consume a little more of my time that I would have liked.  Mostly
> just
> > little things, but they have all been things that I would expect my OS to
> > handle out of the box.
> > Here is my short list:
> > 1. Installing from USB didn't work until I made the USB without storage.
> > 2. Grub not updating after install.
> > 3. Chrome not opening downloads properly until I changed xdg-open.
> > 4. Having to learn how to add menu items to lxde.
> > 5. Not being able to find my NAS from PCmanFM.
> > 6. Loosing some of my changes when Lubuntu updates. (Am I doing something
> > wrong here???)
> > I'll admit that the list isn't too bad, but keep in mind that I had to
> spend
> > a good bit of time researching and implementing the solutions.
> > So the question is what is the ultimate goal for Lubuntu.  I know you
> guys
> > want it to be resource friendly.  But who is it aimed at?  The Linux geek
> > who can tweak it or the "average Joe" who just want to be able to use it?
> >  Can it be resource friendly and not need tweaking? Is it just a matter
> of
> > time to sort it out or a matter philosophy?
> > Personally, I would like to see it stay lightweight AND handle all of the
> > basics at the same time.  I realize Lubuntu is young and the devs are
> > busting their asses on it.  I really do appreciate it, but I really
> believe
> > that details matter and I hoping the Lubuntu team agrees because I want
> > Lubuntu to succeed.
> > Thanks for listening,
> > Tim
> >
>
> To make a quick answer, i have already some of this bugs on the radar,
> but we need time to fix them. It's not a will to have Lubuntu not
> adpated for everyone, we just needs time and people to fix them :)
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>
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