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This is another semi-misleading title. The article points out that Ubuntu on Dell, as with all versions of Linux, is still not ready for the mass market. Howe
by Jd 19y ago
This is another semi-misleading title. The article points out that Ubuntu on Dell, as with all versions of Linux, is still not ready for the mass market. However, as the readers of this site are not "average" computer users the "too rough" comment does not really apply to us. Yes, I have to hack a bit to get my multiple monitor setup to work. Yes, I expect to.
Although I have a recently purchased Dell Ubuntu and am quite pleased with it I would never recommend it to say... my mom.
- ratsbane 19y agoI'm a little disappointed in Mossberg with this. He's right about some things - it is too much trouble to get DVDs, Flash, etc. working with Ubuntu, especially when so many things work so well. I've been strongly recommending Ubuntu or OS X to the cloud of relatives, friends, relatives of friends, and friends of relatives who seem to think that just because I do something with computers that I'm a resource for desktop support. I would much prefer to try to fix problems with Ubuntu than those with Windows. Mossberg should have asked his resident hackers which they'd rather fix.
- Zak 19y agoI think you've just touched on the most important point of the whole discussion: the best OS for the average user is the one that their friend/relative/lover geek will be happy to fix for beer/home cooked meal/sex.
- Jd 19y agoDepends. I'd prefer to have an OS that the end-user can use easily so that fixes are less frequent. However, if the payoff is sex then perhaps I would reconsider.