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Is Ubuntu a Serious Desktop Contender?
Exter-C asks: "2006 was the year that a large amount of people started to talk Ubuntu as a possible contender for the Enterprise Linux desktop. There are several key issues that have to be raised: Is Ubuntu/Canonical really capable of maintaining Dapper Drake (6.06 LTS) for 5 years? I know this is not a new question but the evidence after 6 months seems to be negative. A case in point is the 4-5+ day delay for critical updates to packages like Firefox. Given that such a large percentage of people use their desktop systems on the web critical, browser vulnerabilities seem to be one of the core pieces of a secure desktop environment (user stupidity excluded). Can Ubuntu/Canonical really compete with the likes of Red Hat, who had patches available (RHSA-2006:0758) the day that the updates came out?"
I always laugh at Linuz folks and their desire that "everybody should use Linuzz" and "This MUST be the year where Linuzzz becomes mainstream".... The question is WHY? Use it, but let the others use whatever they want? I don't care if you use "The Bat!" as an email program or "Cobian Backup" as a backup solution. I don't care if they become mainstream eather.... here it is. My weekly tuesday rant.
It's time to realise that Abble's products are the biggest abomination these days. Just say NO to the dumb iAbble way!!
My 2 cents on this and similar situations....
I have a D-link wireless card connecting to a WPA AP. To get this to work from Windows I install the drivers from the CD, install the card and voila.
From Ubuntu I need to run a CAT5 cable across my apartment to the AP so I can apt-get install NetworkManager-gnome. Then I'm able to connect to the wireless network fine. I've been told that NetworkManager will be installed by default in the next version of Ubuntu. But to me that's always been the Linux problem from a regular desktop user like me. It always seems like the NEXT version will be the one that finally works. I've been trying out Linux for 6 years, even running Ubuntu exclusively for about 11 months, but I always go back to Windows. It just works better and is easier for what I want to do.
I know, I shouldn't complain, I should quit my job and devote the rest of my life to learning C, Python and Mono and making obscure coding references in a blog that I'll update four times a week.
Or I could just use Windows and get on with my life.
When you get to hell -- tell 'em Itchy sent ya!
Oh.. and which cryptic registries? How a "registry" can be more or less cryptical than a bunch of ini files? Ignorance is the mother of fear.
It's time to realise that Abble's products are the biggest abomination these days. Just say NO to the dumb iAbble way!!
exactly. Honest viewpoints like that are what slashdot lacks so much.
Microsoft and Sony are endlessly maligned, while anything linux-related is hailed as amazing. Yes, linux is great blah blah blah, but most people are never going to hear of it, much less or use it. It's too obscure and overly complex, and with a huge learning curve.
Sure, go ahead and mod me down for this if you want, but linux users need to realize that if they want their OS to survive, they need to work on making it more for the masses and work less on pushing out the next kernel update.
1. Drop the naked people from the logo and graphics. That has to go.
2. Drop the tribal African bullshit. The vision of Voodoo witch doctors and 419'ers conjuring up a distro don't fill me with confidence.
3. Change the name. See number 2.
No offense to anyone but be realistic.
You want to be mainstream in the professional world then be professional and not tribal.