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I find this troll genuinely amusing as "just works" device support is a major reason I've been running Ubuntu heavily since 2005. In fact, the last time I ran

I find this troll genuinely amusing as "just works" device support is a major reason I've been running Ubuntu heavily since 2005. In fact, the last time I ran into any issue wasn't on a desktop. It was Ubuntu server on a newly launched Cisco UCS blade nearly 2+ years ago. At the time, I'm not sure what if anything could recognize a VIC out of the box (Ubuntu does as of 11.04).

nobleach 14y ago
I've been an Ubuntu user since Warty and donated way back in the day. I've been nearly exclusive with their desktop every release since. Most of my servers have run an LTS release. And I agree, most of the time it "just works". But I agree, that there are plenty of "windows only" type things that flat out won't work. On the laptop on which I type: fingerprint scanner(don't really care) Hybrid video(kinda care, but at least the crappy intel GPU works) WiFi(at least there's a proprietary driver available) On my Ubuntu desktop, my video capture dongle is barely supported. It tries to upload the proprietary firmware every 60 seconds. (I created a blacklist in my module config to stop it) NONE of these are the fault of Ubuntu or the Linux community. But I do understand the sentiment of Joe "just found out about Ubuntu from a geeky friend" Smith thinking it sucks cause he can't use his slick new AMD GPU without a bit (or a lot) of pain. To be fair, that pain exists on Windows too.
five18pm 14y ago
Its not a troll comment. I just spent 3 hours poring over how CUPS worked in 12.04 and trying to find out why my USB printer is not working. I just could not fix it and rebooted my laptop to Windows to print. And this after installing the official drivers and reading the official install guide, etc. The damned thing was that they have changed CUPS yet again in 12.04 and whatever the official docs says is not valid anymore. This sort of thing has been there around Linux for ever. I have reached a stage where I am just too bored to do the endless investigation and fixing any more. I will just use Windows, which contrary to all the complaints that people keep making, actually "just works"
- incision 14y ago
  >Its not a troll comment. Sure it is, it's a short, inciteful quip that required little effort and provided absolutely nothing in the way support yet produced a 30-odd comment tangent, a solid 20% of all commentary. Pretty much the definition of a reasonably successful troll. >I will just use Windows, which contrary to all the complaints that people keep making, actually "just works". Because one of your anecdotes is worth more than all of theirs.

nobleach 14y ago

I've been an Ubuntu user since Warty and donated way back in the day. I've been nearly exclusive with their desktop every release since. Most of my servers have run an LTS release. And I agree, most of the time it "just works". But I agree, that there are plenty of "windows only" type things that flat out won't work. On the laptop on which I type: fingerprint scanner(don't really care) Hybrid video(kinda care, but at least the crappy intel GPU works) WiFi(at least there's a proprietary driver available) On my Ubuntu desktop, my video capture dongle is barely supported. It tries to upload the proprietary firmware every 60 seconds. (I created a blacklist in my module config to stop it) NONE of these are the fault of Ubuntu or the Linux community. But I do understand the sentiment of Joe "just found out about Ubuntu from a geeky friend" Smith thinking it sucks cause he can't use his slick new AMD GPU without a bit (or a lot) of pain. To be fair, that pain exists on Windows too.

five18pm 14y ago

Its not a troll comment. I just spent 3 hours poring over how CUPS worked in 12.04 and trying to find out why my USB printer is not working. I just could not fix it and rebooted my laptop to Windows to print. And this after installing the official drivers and reading the official install guide, etc. The damned thing was that they have changed CUPS yet again in 12.04 and whatever the official docs says is not valid anymore. This sort of thing has been there around Linux for ever. I have reached a stage where I am just too bored to do the endless investigation and fixing any more. I will just use Windows, which contrary to all the complaints that people keep making, actually "just works"

incision 14y ago
>Its not a troll comment. Sure it is, it's a short, inciteful quip that required little effort and provided absolutely nothing in the way support yet produced a 30-odd comment tangent, a solid 20% of all commentary. Pretty much the definition of a reasonably successful troll. >I will just use Windows, which contrary to all the complaints that people keep making, actually "just works". Because one of your anecdotes is worth more than all of theirs.