[ubuntu-uk] Sad but true? From the Register

[Yishay Mor]

Guys, RTFA, or in this case watch the TV piece. She bought a laptop, she
wanted to connect to the internet, she stuck the ISP CD in the drawer, it
didn't work. She wanted word, she couldn't find it in the menu.

If she would have managed to get past these incredible obstacles, she would
have crashed on the college website because it would ask her to log in or
something.

The point is, if Dell are selling laptops, she should provide support, even
when a user has problems opening the coffee cup holder. Regardless of OS. As
a matter of fact, my experience from supporting friends & family is that
Ubuntu is a much easier platform to manage from the IT room perspective.

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2009/1/15 Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk>

> On 15/01/2009 17:29, Liam Proven wrote:
> >
> > [2] It's a completely Flash-driven site, when Ubuntu doesn't include
> > Flash. This is a political decision - I've been debating it recently
> > on Ubuntu-sounder, in fact. The sad reality is that because of the
> > Ubuntu project's determination to ship only Free software, excluding
> > drivers, when Ubuntu comes out of the box, it's crippled. No Java is a
> > minor problem, no RealPlayer or QuickTime or WindowsMedia is a bigger
> > one, no MP3 support is a big issue, but no Flash is absolutely huge. A
> > great many websites are completely inaccessible because they are
> > entirely Flash-driven.
> >
> > This is again a problem with Ubuntu, but it's a deliberately-chosen
> > one, and I'm not sure if anything can be done about it.
> >
> >
> But technically the first time you visit a site which requires Flash,
> Firefox does give you the option to install it with a couple of clicks
> (plus it gives you a choice of if you want to use Adobe Flash or one of
> the FLOSS alternatives).  I can't say that Java is as simple, I'd love
> to see something similar for Java too.  But as Alan said, Windows
> doesn't come with any of this pre-installed anyway.
>
> I personally think that Ubuntu do a good job, it's certainly more
> friendly than Debian.
>
> Rob
>
>
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