[Bug 642421] Re: Maverick could not load /lib/modules/2.6.35-22-generic/modules.dep

[Andrew Linux]

You're asserting that error messages that can't even be tentatively linked
to any problem with functionality is the reason that Ubuntu won't be popular
with more than a tiny fraction of world-wide computer users?  I really don't
think that's right.  Windows operating systems are known for "the blue
screen of death" which display cryptic error messages and are typically
followed by system crashes or applications failing and shutting down, yet
Windows OSes have been and remain popular.  I don't think an error message
that pops up for 3 seconds during boot is going to prevent Ubuntu from being
popular with more than "the tiniest fraction of computer users wordwide."

I usually don't even watch my computer boot and I had booted the Ubuntu
10.10 a number of times before even noticing the error message.

I think the reason Linux isn't as popular as Windows is because Linux can be
more complicated to use.  For example, the command line interface takes
quite a while to learn even though the instructions for it (the man pages)
are quite detailed.  Also, computer games are very, very popular and most
games are probably designed with Windows compatibility in mind and no
attention is paid to Linux compatibility by software companies.  The same
can be said for the newest pieces of hardware such as video cards, sound
cards, printers, etc.  They all often come with CDs for Windows
installation, while Linux can require that the computer's interface for each
new piece of hardware has to be developed and tested individually.

Just my two cents

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:29 PM, John Stewart
<642421 at bugs.launchpad.net>wrote:

> "While it is undesirable that this error is emitted so prominantly
> during boot on any system, even had this error been on the release teams
> radar, it is unlikely it would have been a release blocker as it does
> not seem to affect functionality, nor does it affect a large percentage
> of the install base."
>
> And right here you have, in its tightest expression, the core reason why
> Ubuntu will never reach levels of popularity beyond the tiniest fraction
> of computer users world-wide.
>
>

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Maverick could not load /lib/modules/2.6.35-22-generic/modules.dep
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