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Old 12-16-2010, 12:42 PM   #56
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A short Linux hijack

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Originally Posted by KenJackson View Post
I talk up Linux a lot, but many people use logic like this: computers are difficult and I want the simplest thing and since the people that use Linux are smart, it must be difficult so I don't want it
Linux has issues across the spectrum of user experience. Even with well regarded and user friendly distributions like Ubuntu I've had issues (and I am not timid around technology). The first big issue is driver support (this is really a vendor issue but users neither know nor care) - I have never been able to get WiFi working out of the box for Ubuntu. The second problem is UI constancy - see the F-Spot to Shotwell change, for instance. Finally, lack of polish - I have a dual boot configuration and every time there is a kernel upgrade, the old versions are never auto-removed from the GRUB menu list. I know enough to manually edit the configuration files but for anyone who is not tech-savvy it is a monumental task akin to playing with Windows registry.
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