Ubuntu 8.04 Is Ready to Take On Windows

[Avi Greenbury]

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:09:15 -0700
"michael wilson" <ubuntu.eeepc at gmail.com> wrote:

> One thing needs to be fixed before Ubuntu takes on windows.  The ability to
> totally nuke the boot process through the package manager needs to be
> removed.  There is NO WAY I can make windows un-bootable through add/remove
> programs.   Yet, I can remove a few packages with no warning and make ubuntu
> not boot and unable to run any programs requiring a complete clean
> reinstall.
>

I know I'm probably part of a shrinking crowd, but I categorically _do not_ want Linux to be taking on Windows if that means relinquishing any of the power that makes it better.

If people want hand-holding and warning after warning, they probably don't want something that starts with a warning that this product carries no guarantee whatsoever...

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Avi Greenbury