Hi Melv, On 13 October 2010 10:28, Melv Bailey <melvbai...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Sorry if this seems a bit of a rant but there is now another new version > Of Ubuntu that STILL does not address the fundamentals of running on a > range of hardware that is fine for Windows. >
If we're talking about the 'masses' like my mum (never used a computer before 6 months ago) then I think you're missing one significant point. Normal users don't install their operating system. This holds true for Windows, OSX and Linux. Windows XP & Vista wont install on my Toshiba laptop, neither will OSX. Ubuntu does and everything works. But the fact is that it came with Windows pre-installed with all drivers built in. if computers came with Ubuntu pre-installed then the whole basis of your argument is moot, because the drivers would be pre-installed by the supplier. The fact is though that right now there are few manufacturers making machines with Ubuntu pre-installed, so people do have to do the install. However I believe you should be comparing "Oranges and Oranges". If my mum bought a blank computer and wanted windows, she wouldn't install it herself, she'd ask a computer expert (me) to do it for her. Same goes for Ubuntu. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
