Comments on: Should Ubuntu take its place along side Kleenix and Band-Aid

By: mike

mike — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:29:36 +0000

quote: “Having this ‘generic’ option isn’t hurting, and I think in the long run it will only help.”
In the same way that computers are almost always associated with windows… If they can’t be bothered to give a fsck about their OS they’re not going to switch to Linux no matter how ugly, useless and expensive Windows becomes. That’s the curse of apathy and ignorance, you don’t care and don’t know any better.

By: rob

rob — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:25:23 +0000

Yea.. Canonical is definitely to be commended. I had been looking at Linux off and on for a few years, debating on ‘taking the plunge’, and it was Ubuntu that drew me over the edge.

Would Ubuntu have had the same success five years ago going head to head with WinXP? It’s hard to say. It could be just that proverbial alignment of the stars that brought everything together that has allowed Ubuntu (and Linux in general) to make the progress it has in the last year or so.

And howdy neighbor… being in MN, many think I am already in Canada myself.

By: LinuxCanuck

LinuxCanuck — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:02:30 +0000

Touche! Nice response.
Some people want a generic product and the marketplace will decide in the end and I am okay with that. There will always be a place for geeks on the periphery.
I am an Ubuntu user and commend Canonical for their success unlike some in the Linux community.
Some are jealous while others just fear Linux becoming mediocre. I think that they underestimate Linux users and Linux’s resilience.
Cheers from Canada, eh!

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:37:59 +0000

Honestly, I’m brand-particular in what I buy for my home – Kleenix all the way. But if I’m somewhere else and someone offers me a Puffs, I won’t turn my nose up at it. (couldn’t resist the pun)

By: Eve

Eve — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:51:46 +0000

I’m actually really brand-particular when I sneeze, but that analogy doesn’t hold true for operating systems with me. I’ll use whatever’s there, as long as it mostly works.