John - you are right - there is no such thing as a free lunch. One way or another we are doomed to suffer for what will set us free.
However here is the point - If reporting of this bug and the "fix" for it is the eradication of Microsoft as a monopoly software vendor on PC's, it behooves all of us to continue to struggle. Good grief I have invested several hundred hours into getting Ubuntu 64bit to work is an acceptable manner. Its not perfect but I will never have to rely exclusively on Microsoft ever again and that is a good thing. There is a future that does not include 6mthly rebuilds and every decreasing productivity as my sparkling new laptop gets filled with junk. It's not about being true Linux users (IMHO) , its about everyone having access to the good value hardware and software so that they can enjoy the benefits of computing and interconnection with others. It's a complete rip off - every new version of Windows requires - guess what an new faster better PC!!! Talk about anti-Trust behaviour (as Americans call it). Bit of a coincidence don't we think! -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
