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Do you use a Mac? I run Linux on a shipped-with-Windows laptop and I can relate to the author. I welcome the larger conversation.
by Benferhat 14y ago
Do you use a Mac? I run Linux on a shipped-with-Windows laptop and I can relate to the author. I welcome the larger conversation.
- jvdh 14y agoThe article is poorly written, it does not show that the author did any attempt at a problem analysis, much less searching the internet or a Ubuntu community forum. How is that relevant for the larger Hacker News community? It does not even help you who is in the same situation, other than giving you the feeling you're not alone. How does that have to do with what I'm running?
- Benferhat 14y agoThat one thing it does for me is quite redeeming.
- bunderbunder 14y agoFor those of us who are toying with the idea of installing Linux on a laptop, it gives us a reminder that it's still not a carefree process. No, the author didn't figure out a solution to the problem, and instead just backed out of the Linux plan entirely. Frankly, I think that's an entirely fair decision. That's what I would have done, too. I suspect that's what most people would have done. For those of us who want to advocate Linux on the desktop, or who want to take an active role in making Linux a better desktop environment, it's relevant in that it's valuable feedback about how people are perceiving the product. No, the author didn't end up figuring out the problem. As an end user, he shouldn't have to. It's the maker of the product who should be responsible for making sure it works. Perhaps they need more information, in which case Canonical would do very well to take charge of the situation by having someone contact the author to ask for more details about the situation, so that they can put some work into effecting a diagnosis and solution.