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Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Released
RandyDownes sends word that Canonical has released the beta version of Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat). The release announcement boasts faster boot times, GNOME 2.31, and a speedier version of Evolution. In addition, "The Ubuntu Software Center has an updated look and feel, including the new 'Featured' and 'What's New' views for showcasing applications, and an improved package description view. You can now easily access your package installation history too." The release notes and download page are both available.
Linux market share is lower than ever!
By 12.10 it will be Quitting Quail, as Linux users install Windows 8 in droves.
Ha ha ha the Troll is True.
AND BLOATED COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE???
> Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like GETTING CORNHOLED BY MARK SHUTTLEWORTH
Ubuntu sparkling has vanished. First Windows users heard about Ubuntu first when they were testing other OS's than just what Microsoft offered and the best choise was Linux as it was free (speech and beer) and they found Ubuntu first when they searched distributions.
Then they started to keep noise in Internet about how awesome "OS" the Ubuntu was. Media got attention and soon Ubuntu was the only one what was "special".
Now most people should know that Ubuntu has no more special features than what other mainstream distributions does. Users have already started to abandon Ubuntu and search other distributions.
This can be noticed by following Ubuntu forums where 2/3 has a another distribution in use than Ubuntu (or any edition from it). And now media has started to notice that Ubuntu is not a OS but just a distribution of the Linux OS. So it is not so wonderfull thing anymore.
Still, there is big enough fanbase to maintain the illusion for new comers that Ubuntu is a different OS than Linux and special by some magical way.
But the fact is that RDF what Ubuntu community developed has gone. Same thing can be noticed from the Apple that RDF is not so great anymore. Just by watching the keynotes etc where audience does not react so wonderfull way anymore.
There is very logical reason. Canonical and Ubuntu community made exactly the same mistake what Apple did. First they said how X is great. How X is best. Then they started to use more stronger adjectives. So the magicall, fantastic and "one more thing" has just lost their meaning. The result just is that you have a "super mega jet turbo engine" but it is no different than what competitor has.
Ubuntu newbies who did not know anything about different Linux distributions have found the truth. They have started to see the technology how it is same in all as Canonical just use what upstream offer, as any other downstream.
Ubuntu X.x release does not get people anymore. The 6 months and LTS releases are old idea what many have used before Canonical. The "fancy" nicknaming the releases is as well gone down.
GNOME and other upstream projects have got their software to that state that they fill most demands what new users needs. No one care anymore about new fancy theme and wallpaper. New versions of the software is just something what is "okay, I update in next year".
The magic has vanished around Ubuntu and moved to other distributions. So has happened earlier and so will happend in the future. There is no one distribution what can maintain the hype longer than few years. That is exactly how long Ubuntu have had the hype, since 7.04 the hype started and now 10.4 it has almost gone.
It is as well good that Canonical could not do bigger damage to the OSS. As lying the them being the innovative and the driven force. Well, their lies were noticed and most people have started to turn around when they see Ubuntu. Many even gets angry when they notice how few Ubuntu fanatics goes around wikipedia adding Ubuntu screenshots for articles what has nothing to do with Ubuntu but the software what Ubuntu use as well as any other distribution.
Maverick Meerkat
They should have gone with Masturbating Monkey.
Yaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnn
Faggot1956, assholes like you miss the point. It NEVER should have been moved in this first place and moving it back should NEVER require the editing of text based config files. It's 2010, you cocksucker. Get your lips off the dick and out into the real world.