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Ubuntu 6.10 is Out
cloudmaster writes "Apparently they were watching me to see when I downloaded the 6.10-rc release isos, as I did that last night, and the full release happened this morning. :)
Neat stuff, including Firefox 2.0, Gnome 2.16, myth 0.20, faster booting thanks to upstart (sort of a replacement for init, among others), etc.
The announcement and download pages are up. I've got *my* torrent running..."
I keep hearing that Linux is ready for the desktop and it's easier to use than Windows. I used to think it might be true, but I keep seeing shit like this. What percentage of Windows XP users went to Microsoft.com to read instructions about how to install Service Pack 2 via the command line? Most of them didn't do anything because it was done automatically.
Unless it's just the website that sucks and Ubuntu users will be automatically upgraded in the next few days, Ubuntu is not as easy to use as Windows. Normal users aren't going to check for updates, normal users aren't going to understand what's going on, and normal users aren't going to know how to use the command line.
Don't get me wrong; I've tried Linux on and off and I can see progress. I think open-source operating systems will overtake Windows eventually. But damn it is sure taking forever! I wish somebody would try to make an operating system for real normal users, not the "normal users" that keep up with news about their operating system and go searching the internet for command line instructions.