To me, Ubuntu demonstrates how the FLOSS ecosystem is in good shape. Just like the evolution theory.
I am a recovering apple fanboy who moved to Ubuntu a few montsh ago. I started trying Linux in my laptops already in the late 90's. But there was always something missing. A driver,
a resolution... So I settled then on OSX, which I thought
was "the Linux I always wanted". However, in recent years
I have seen Apple drifting and becoming more like the Microsoft
they used to criticise.
I read more and more about Ubuntu, Mint, etc. and decided to have a go. I tried to install Debian, but some drivers were missing. Now Ubuntu is in all my computers and in my tablet (TF101).
Reportedly Shuttleworth seems not to be a nice person. And Ubuntu collects personal info. But that does not really matter. Just remove Dash. What really matters is that all the money he is spending in making Ubuntu popular also helps Linux in the long run.
It may seem unfair for him to repackage Debian and sell it as "his" product. But, the same will happen to Ubuntu (Mint anyone?). Just wait for someone else with deep pockets to take Ubuntu and repackage it. With GPL, in the end the Linux community always wins. Compare that to other systems.
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To me, Ubuntu demonstrates how the FLOSS ecosystem is in good shape. Just like the evolution theory. I am a recovering apple fanboy who moved to Ubuntu a few montsh ago. I started trying Linux in my laptops already in the late 90's. But there was always something missing. A driver, a resolution ... So I settled then on OSX, which I thought
was "the Linux I always wanted". However, in recent years
I have seen Apple drifting and becoming more like the Microsoft
they used to criticise.
I read more and more about Ubuntu, Mint, etc. and decided to have a go. I tried to install Debian, but some drivers were missing. Now Ubuntu is in all my computers and in my tablet (TF101).
Reportedly Shuttleworth seems not to be a nice person. And Ubuntu collects personal info. But that does not really matter. Just remove Dash. What really matters is that all the money he is spending in making Ubuntu popular also helps Linux in the long run.
It may seem unfair for him to repackage Debian and sell it as "his" product. But, the same will happen to Ubuntu (Mint anyone?). Just wait for someone else with deep pockets to take Ubuntu and repackage it. With GPL, in the end the Linux community always wins. Compare that to other systems.