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You missed the point. It wasn't that Ubuntu isn't localized, it was to attempt to demonstrate the massive frustration users encounter when they don't know how

by Poiesis 17y ago

You missed the point. It wasn't that Ubuntu isn't localized, it was to attempt to demonstrate the massive frustration users encounter when they don't know how to do anything. I have a Ubuntu netbook, and I'll agree Linux has come a long way, but when I click on the friendly "you have updates" button and then break my wireless, forcing me to track down drivers/packages I don't hold much hope for the common people as it were. It was frustrating to me! The language of typical Linux users is very much different than the language of typical PC users I'd say. The ways we would describe a task are much different and the things you learn on one platform often don't help you on the other. A massive problem too is the fact there's essentially no configuration management among Linux distros, making support a nightmare. What's the GUI going to look like? What's the package manager going to be? Etc, etc. I actually lied. The netbook used to have Ubuntu, now it has OS X. It's easier, even considering the hack to get it on there. Last time I owned a mac was system 7, so it's not like there isn't a learning curve there. It's just that they give a damn about the user experience, and as a general rule will not release unless they know the experience will be good.

Tichy 17y ago
Yes, but my point was that it is not actually so hard to find out how to do stuff on Linux. If you can read the language, you can find the "system settings" menu - much easier than reading japanese. "Normal" stuff that is - obviously if you have to fall back on the average Linux tutorial, download drivers and so on, it is bad. But this shouldn't happen usually. What did you do with the wireless drivers? I would have thought that if a netbook comes with Ubuntu, the proper drivers would be installed.
- Poiesis 17y ago
  The dell-installed Ubuntu prompted me that there were updates available. I downloaded/installed them, my wireless quit working. It was working before the update.

by Poiesis 17y ago

Tichy 17y ago

Yes, but my point was that it is not actually so hard to find out how to do stuff on Linux. If you can read the language, you can find the "system settings" menu - much easier than reading japanese. "Normal" stuff that is - obviously if you have to fall back on the average Linux tutorial, download drivers and so on, it is bad. But this shouldn't happen usually. What did you do with the wireless drivers? I would have thought that if a netbook comes with Ubuntu, the proper drivers would be installed.

Poiesis 17y ago
The dell-installed Ubuntu prompted me that there were updates available. I downloaded/installed them, my wireless quit working. It was working before the update.