[Ubuntu-BD] FOSS & Ubuntu in Bangladesh
M. Adnan Quaium
adnan.quaium at linux.org.bd
Sat May 14 18:34:23 UTC 2011
Dear Shumon Jahan,
If I am not wrong the summary of your first email was - "turn Ubuntu into
something similar to Windows XP abandoning the unique look and feel of
Ubuntu, so that lots of XP users can easily migrate to Ubuntu without any
hassle". Is that so? If yes, then I am curious what makes you believe that
XP has a user friendly or a standard GUI? People are so used to with the big
green START button of XP that they think the GUI of XP is the standard for
user friendliness. Well I am very much interested to know how could the GUI
of an OS be the symbol of user friendliness, which has a START button which
does not start the OS but stops it? It is more "accustom" rather than "user
friendliness". Ubuntu is not hard at all, it is just different! It is a
different OS, which has a different way to install softwares, to handle
files, to use desktop etc. You cannot expect Ubuntu to be same as XP. Or it
would be known as XPbuntu or something like that. Ubuntu and Windows - they
are totally different in every aspects. Linux has its own way to install and
manage packages. [1] Why do we need to follow the path of Windows? In my
point of view the look n' feel of Ubuntu is JUST PERFECT. In fact I love
Ubuntu for having different and unique look. But if you miss the look n'
feel of XP then you should go for Kubuntu, instead of Ubuntu.
In the first mail, you also pinpointed some 5 reasons for people to switch
from Windows. Well... in Bangladesh, believe it or not, people does not give
a damn about those 5 points. They use Windows because:
- they don't know that Windows is not the only OS out there
- people around them use Windows
- they think computer as an advanced machine combined with calculator,
typewriter, music system, dvd player and gaming console. No one cares what
is the OS of a calculator or a gaming console, likewise they don't care
about the OS of a computer
We need to overcome these facts to spread Ubuntu in Bangladesh.
If I am not mistaken, from your mails, it seemed to me that, you were trying
to mention that still Ubuntu is not for GENERAL USERS, it is too hard or it
has a very steep learning curve, people need to figure out every single
details. I disagree with you. Just remember your first time Windows
experience. Did you accomplish all the things at the first sit? Didn't you
take help from other expertises in various issues? How much time did it take
to figure out Windows completely? And how much time are you spending for
Ubuntu? When I first switch to Windows 95 from a general calculator, it took
me a few years to take control of my Windows machine completely. And when I
switched to Ubuntu, it took me a couple months. I am neither a geek nor a
computer nerd. I have no idea about the codings of Ubuntu or how they works.
I don't program my own computer, I just operate it. I use Ubuntu and only
Ubuntu for my everyday computer usage. I am just an average computer user.
When I first started to use Ubuntu, I was one of the dumbest Ubuntu user in
the community. Need proof? Then check out [2]. Ubuntu-BD community helped me
to smooth my learning curve. I am really grateful to the community.
Nevertheless, I can confidently assure you that, one doesn't need to be an
OS expert (btw what does OS expert mean? I never heard that term before.) to
operate Ubuntu for day to day use.
Ubuntu-BD already has some mavens. Stay tune with us and you can figure them
out by yourself. Enjoy your stay with the community.
References:
[1] http://adnan.quaium.com/blog/22
[2] http://adnan.quaium.com/blog/1221
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M. Adnan Quaium
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