On 22/02/12 14:49, Andy Braben wrote:
It doesn't matter what operating system is being used, if a person is
being "lazy" and "can't be bothered with it" they won't be bothered by it
and won't install an application or setup a printer because it is beyond
them, or so they think.
If however they are full of enthusiasm and keen to learn, they will succeed
in installing some software, finding it, and running it.
I was going to stay out of this, but that just seems like an excuse for
poorly designed software. I'd hope the Linux and Ubuntu community can do
better. We certainly shouldn't be blaming the user.
FWIW, I moved from Windows to Ubuntu in 2008, when Hardy came out. I've
stayed with the LTS releases, and never looked back. This year I will
probably switch to Mint. I tried Ubuntu 11.10 in a virtual machine and
hated it. Sure, I could work out how to do things, but I resent having
to change my way of working to suit the software. (I have to do that too
often at work!) I installed Mint 12 on a laptop, and so far have no
complaints.
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