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I have actually become stupider after reading this article. Her cheap laser printer stopped being recognized after a full distribution upgrade, which makes Ubun

by tumult 17y ago

I have actually become stupider after reading this article. Her cheap laser printer stopped being recognized after a full distribution upgrade, which makes Ubuntu's developers out of touch, its policies unfitting for mom and pop who want things to "just work" (thanks, never heard that one before!) and the contributers to open source software meanies for breaking people's stuff. Jesus Fucking Christ. I could go on, but how about some choice quotes? Keep in mind this is a fluff article that's only 7 paragraphs long, and sticks to the idiotic grade school "introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs, concluding paragraph" nonsense formula, so it's more like 4 paragraphs long. No wonder CrunchBang Linux is moving to a Debian as a base instead of Ubuntu. Linux Mint may be moving in the same direction. Man, at this rate, Ubuntu might as well move to using Debian as a base, too. It seems I haven't printed from the netbook, only the desktop running SalixOS, since I upgraded from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) to 9.10 (Karmic Koala). .... We can't have hardware magically stop working after a routine upgrade." Yeah, they should put in a giant locked button and several warning signs that say you are about to replace almost every software component on your computer, with repeated warnings, explanations of what it means, and instructions. Well, I guess that's something you'd only do on a non-routine upgrade. Wait, oh. The one conclusion I have reached is that Ubuntu is a very poor standard bearer for Linux. It isn't what I want Linux judged by. Other distributions have problematic releases but other major distributions do not have significant problems in nearly every release. Ubuntu does. So how do we, in the Linux press make people outside of the Linux community aware that Linux does not equate to Ubuntu? That is the real challenge we now face if we want Linux to be more widely accepted. I had to stop to vomit between each sentence in the paragraph. It may be the most contrived thing I've ever read, and I've read Sonic the Hedgehog fan-fiction. The best part about her article (3rd grade essay?) is the solution to her problem, which she did not include: unplug the printer and plug it back in.

hendler 17y ago
http://www.caitlynmartin.co.cc/resume.html http://www.caitlynmartin.co.cc/resume.html
- tumult 17y ago
  I was thinking about the arrests, charges and probation for scamming ham radio users out of electronics equipment and [redacted], but I agree, that resume is definitely more ridiculous. Edit: probably not appropriate, didn't want to make a big deal about it.
  - heresy 17y ago
    I don't see how this is relevant, I could care less about someone's past. I've done stupid shit that I'm glad happened before search engines and Facebook. My advisor for my M.Sc had a sex change, didn't stop her from being an excellent advisor. So, not the greatest article, but does that mean break out the character assassination Google-fu?
    - tumult 17y ago
      I don't see how this is relevant, I could care less about someone's past. Uh, I didn't say it was relevant either, dude. You're the one implying her history has a bearing on a shitty Linux critique. I've done stupid shit that I'm glad happened before search engines and Facebook. I once heard that search engines can let you search for things that existed before they were indexed, but that may just have been a rumor, or a tautology. My advisor for my M.Sc had a sex change, didn't stop her from being an excellent advisor. Apparently it didn't stop this person from being a shitty writer and an idiot. So, not the greatest article, but does that mean break out the character assassination Google-fu? I don't need Google to assassinate someone's character, I'm perfectly capable of doing that with some stupid crap they cough up onto the webbernets.
fauigerzigerk 17y ago
What's your point? Are you a school teacher or something?
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chmike 17y ago
Last week I inserted my USB key and it didn't mount automatically as it used to on previous Ubuntu release. I spend an hour to find out what could cause this and found that the automount was not checked in the gnome desktop config. It was checked in nautilus. After I checked it the USB key was automatically mounted. This might be the cause of here printer problem. It is frustrating. I feel her pain, but dislike her way to handle it.
araneae 17y ago
Maybe it's a silly example, but I have found there have been various hardware integration problems with my x61 various ubuntu installs. Every new release broke something. The first release I installed allowed me to put my compy to sleep but not wake it up. The most annoying release bug was an issue with my wireless card in which it would only stay connected for a few second. The latest release was actually the best I've experienced so far because the only thing that happened is that flash became fucked up, which is pretty standard for flash. A friend of mine, observing my various struggles with ubuntu (I'm a n00b; he's been running linux since the dark ages, so he was my go-to guy- jedliu on here) was traumatized by my various problems. When he decided to move away from compiling his own updates (Gentoo), he opted for Arch Linux. Instead of having monolithic updates, Arch Linux just updates everything gradually, so you don't have the problems of updates breaking things that worked before as much.
davidw 17y ago
You're mostly correct about it being a fluff piece, but: > I had to stop to vomit between each sentence in the paragraph. You may want to avoid the internet if even sort of silly articles like this make you throw up. You'll likely start losing weight in short order as you fail to keep any food down. That, or you could tone down the hyperbole and swearing some.
sorbits 17y ago
I had the same problem as the author with my HP 1020 LaserJet, except it was using it with a Mac ;) First I upgraded my AirPort Express and I lost the ability to print via WiFi. Then I upgraded to Leopard/i386 and making the printer work was akin to voodoo — I had to go through some tedious process of first installing the PPC drivers, setup the printer, and then overwrite the drivers with i386 versions. This got weirder and weirder, and eventually I gave the printer away and bought a Canon.

by tumult 17y ago

hendler 17y ago

http://www.caitlynmartin.co.cc/resume.html http://www.caitlynmartin.co.cc/resume.html

tumult 17y ago
I was thinking about the arrests, charges and probation for scamming ham radio users out of electronics equipment and [redacted], but I agree, that resume is definitely more ridiculous. Edit: probably not appropriate, didn't want to make a big deal about it.
- heresy 17y ago
  I don't see how this is relevant, I could care less about someone's past. I've done stupid shit that I'm glad happened before search engines and Facebook. My advisor for my M.Sc had a sex change, didn't stop her from being an excellent advisor. So, not the greatest article, but does that mean break out the character assassination Google-fu?
  - tumult 17y ago
    I don't see how this is relevant, I could care less about someone's past. Uh, I didn't say it was relevant either, dude. You're the one implying her history has a bearing on a shitty Linux critique. I've done stupid shit that I'm glad happened before search engines and Facebook. I once heard that search engines can let you search for things that existed before they were indexed, but that may just have been a rumor, or a tautology. My advisor for my M.Sc had a sex change, didn't stop her from being an excellent advisor. Apparently it didn't stop this person from being a shitty writer and an idiot. So, not the greatest article, but does that mean break out the character assassination Google-fu? I don't need Google to assassinate someone's character, I'm perfectly capable of doing that with some stupid crap they cough up onto the webbernets.

fauigerzigerk 17y ago

What's your point? Are you a school teacher or something?

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chmike 17y ago

Last week I inserted my USB key and it didn't mount automatically as it used to on previous Ubuntu release. I spend an hour to find out what could cause this and found that the automount was not checked in the gnome desktop config. It was checked in nautilus. After I checked it the USB key was automatically mounted. This might be the cause of here printer problem. It is frustrating. I feel her pain, but dislike her way to handle it.

araneae 17y ago

Maybe it's a silly example, but I have found there have been various hardware integration problems with my x61 various ubuntu installs. Every new release broke something. The first release I installed allowed me to put my compy to sleep but not wake it up. The most annoying release bug was an issue with my wireless card in which it would only stay connected for a few second. The latest release was actually the best I've experienced so far because the only thing that happened is that flash became fucked up, which is pretty standard for flash. A friend of mine, observing my various struggles with ubuntu (I'm a n00b; he's been running linux since the dark ages, so he was my go-to guy- jedliu on here) was traumatized by my various problems. When he decided to move away from compiling his own updates (Gentoo), he opted for Arch Linux. Instead of having monolithic updates, Arch Linux just updates everything gradually, so you don't have the problems of updates breaking things that worked before as much.

davidw 17y ago

You're mostly correct about it being a fluff piece, but: > I had to stop to vomit between each sentence in the paragraph. You may want to avoid the internet if even sort of silly articles like this make you throw up. You'll likely start losing weight in short order as you fail to keep any food down. That, or you could tone down the hyperbole and swearing some.

sorbits 17y ago

I had the same problem as the author with my HP 1020 LaserJet, except it was using it with a Mac ;) First I upgraded my AirPort Express and I lost the ability to print via WiFi. Then I upgraded to Leopard/i386 and making the printer work was akin to voodoo — I had to go through some tedious process of first installing the PPC drivers, setup the printer, and then overwrite the drivers with i386 versions. This got weirder and weirder, and eventually I gave the printer away and bought a Canon.