Re: [Nolug] Ubuntu

On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 11:56:48AM -0500, Techmaster wrote:
> I love it how when somebody creates a linux distro that is actually usable,
> everybody makes fun of it. I fix people's computers for a living, and the
> last thing I want to do is come home and spend all night or weekend trying
> to get my computer to do something basic. With Windows or OSX, we expect a
> certain level of usability. Somehow, it's become acceptable for a UNIX OS
> to be hard to use, yet Apple has proven to us that it is possible to build a
> UNIX system that is just as user friendly as Windows. Suddenly, somebody
> makes Linux easy to use, and the only downside I can think of to this is
> that knowing Linux is no longer a bragging right, because somebody's grandpa
> just installed Ubuntu on his home PC, all by himself. But, is that really a
> bad thing? Linux is finally making progress towards being a mainstream OS.
> Isn't this what we've been fighting for all these years? We all know that
> Windows rules the planet, and MS has been sitting on its behind for a long
> time when it comes to security and stability. OSX and Linux have made some
> serious progress over the past few years, and Microsoft finally has some
> real competition. The end result? Windows 7, and it's really good. It's a
> huge advancement over Windows ME and NT4. Operating systems are going to
> keep getting better over time. If you prefer editing .conf files in vi
> under slackware, then have fun living in 1975. While you make a hobby out
> of configuring your system, the rest of us will be actually USING our
> computers. Just stop yelling at us to get off your lawn. :)

Microsoft has done too much good computer science research to not
apply it to their core products. And a little competition never hurt.

I think if Windows suddenly provided a (real) shell like interface
with familiar tools, made this interface feel unix-y, and allowed for
it to be run WITHOUTGUI=YES, then there would be a whole lot of
closet converts out there. 99% of the recreational *nix users out
there would instantly find it acceptible to use Windows again.

Brett

>
> On Oct 1, 2010 11:31 AM, "Jerry Wilborn" <jerrywilborn@gmail.com> wrote:
> > My favorite part of Linux is package management. Oh, wait, no it isn't!
> >
> > This is why Ubuntu is great; the package strength of deb but more user
> > friendly. Plus they have one of the best Live disks out there.
> >
> > Jerry Wilborn
> > jerrywilborn@gmail.com
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:39 AM, B. Estrade <estrabd@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 10:44:38AM -0500, Ben Bullard wrote:
> >> > Someone somewhere had this line under their signature:
> >> >
> >> > "Ubuntu - Linux for users who can't configure Debian"
> >>
> >> Is Ubuntu the new Windows and are Ubuntu users the new walking brain
> >> dead?
> >>
> >> Brett
> >>
> >> >
> >> > On 10/01/2010 08:46 AM, Joey Kelly wrote:
> >> > >
> >>
> http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rbeqbj-n1Z0/Skeak1qBGyI/AAAAAAAAAeM/3k_ntrDWmOw/s1600-h/ubuntu.png
> >> > >
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