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Bug #1 "Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace. This is a bug which Ubuntu and other projects are meant to fix. As the philoso

Bug #1 "Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace. This is a bug which Ubuntu and other projects are meant to fix. As the philosophy of the Ubuntu Project states, "Our work is driven by a belief that software should be free and accessible to all." "Ubuntu software is free. Always was, always will be. Free software gives everyone the freedom to use it however they want and share with whoever they like. This freedom has huge benefits. At one end of the spectrum it enables the Ubuntu community to grow and share its collective experience and expertise to continually improve all things Ubuntu. At the other, we are able to give access to essential software for those who couldn’t otherwise afford it – an advantage that’s keenly felt by individuals and organisations all over the world." * http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/our-philosophy http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/our-philosophy Non-free software leaves users at the mercy of the software owner and concentrates control over the technology which powers our society into the hands of a few. Additionally, proprietary software stifles innovation, maintains artificial scarcities, and enables malicious anti-features such as DRM, surveillance, and other monopolistic practices. ... etc ... A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software. * http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html * http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines * http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd

reedlaw 13y ago
What should happen: A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software. This bug is still far from fixed by this measure. There seem to be only a tiny handful of PCs that only include free software.[1][2] Only a single laptop includes a free BIOS! 1. http://www.gnewsense.org/Main/LaptopGuide http://www.gnewsense.org/Main/LaptopGuide 2. http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Freest http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Freest
- raylu 13y ago
  My real beef is how readily Ubuntu installs proprietary software (like binary drivers) while having this "bug" in its tracker. Yes, yes, if you want to get anything done now, you need those drivers. And a lot of users wouldn't use Linux at all if they couldn't get what they wanted now. But the long-term implications of giving into hardware manufacturers is you will never get an open driver. Ubuntu does not care about free software at all (whether or not for good reason) and it annoys me that they pretend to.

reedlaw 13y ago

What should happen: A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software. This bug is still far from fixed by this measure. There seem to be only a tiny handful of PCs that only include free software.[1][2] Only a single laptop includes a free BIOS! 1. http://www.gnewsense.org/Main/LaptopGuide http://www.gnewsense.org/Main/LaptopGuide 2. http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Freest http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Freest

raylu 13y ago
My real beef is how readily Ubuntu installs proprietary software (like binary drivers) while having this "bug" in its tracker. Yes, yes, if you want to get anything done now, you need those drivers. And a lot of users wouldn't use Linux at all if they couldn't get what they wanted now. But the long-term implications of giving into hardware manufacturers is you will never get an open driver. Ubuntu does not care about free software at all (whether or not for good reason) and it annoys me that they pretend to.