EEEpc Utils developer "giving up", claims Ubuntu sucks

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited November 2009 in Science & Tech
EEEpc Utils developer "giving up", claims Ubuntu sucks

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  • mas0nmas0n howdy Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Wow.
  • chizowchizow
    edited October 2009
    This guy is obviously a newb. He's clearly not taking full advantage of the power of community or harnessing the awesomeness of open.
  • Roger Sanchez
    edited October 2009
    I never cared for it as a desktop solution. I only want to know what future it has a server platform. I have two ubuntu servers running, and I've never had issues...are they a ticking time bomb ready to crash?
  • lunchb0xlunchb0x Lansing, MI New
    edited October 2009
    Roger Sanchez wrote:
    I never cared for it as a desktop solution. I only want to know what future it has a server platform. I have two ubuntu servers running, and I've never had issues...are they a ticking time bomb ready to crash?

    Probably more so than any other linux server. As long as your smart with how you role out updates, it shouldn't be an issue
  • Roger Sanchez
    edited October 2009
    ...great, I do not long for the days of fedora core.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    lunchb0x wrote:
    Probably no more so than any other linux server. As long as your smart with how you roll out updates, it shouldn't be an issue
    fix't (cuz lunchb0x fails at English)
  • lunchb0xlunchb0x Lansing, MI New
    edited October 2009
    ardichoke wrote:
    fix't (cuz lunchb0x fails at English)

    Its true. I'd be a more productive member of society if I could spell or if I proofread.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Maybe not society... but work at least.

    Anyway, as for the article, while I'm sure there are problems with bloat in the Ubuntu code it can't be that bad given that it runs and runs well using fewer resources than Vista or Windows 7 in my experience at least. Sounds to me like someone just needs to have a nap or something.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    As far as Ubuntu missing the window of opportunity during the Vista debacle, I'm not surprised. To capitalize on that opportunity, Ubuntu would have needed a whole lot of development from unpaid volunteers in a relatively short time, and a whole lot of marketing from Canonical (which probably doesn't have any to spare).

    Linux adoption by the mainstream remains a long-term project. Looks like some dude just lost his patience.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    A long-term and entirely unrealistic project. When your measure of success is parroting your competitor to a sufficient degree that the operation of your product is mostly indistinguishable from that competitor, you've already lost. In the mean time, trying to "win" through convincing others that your unfamiliar alternative is better than something the masses find acceptable can hardly be conceived as a win either.
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    I don't agree with Thrax's and Gargoyle's sentiments. While Linux mainstream adoption would be nice, it is hardly necessary for the future success of the OS. I'm defining success as "being a good OS" which I would argue it has already achieved and will only get better in the future. While it's sad that this developer has gotten so frustrated that he is no longer maintaining his project I sincerely doubt he is unique. Projects turn over all the time, particularly those maintained by a single developer.

    Of greater concern is the accusation that Ubuntu's maintainers aren't keeping abreast of kernel and X server patches. It may be time for me to switch distros again...

    -drasnor :fold:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Linux has by no means failed as an OS. All I refer to is their efforts to make inroads into the desktop.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    chizow wrote:
    This guy is obviously a newb. He's clearly not taking full advantage of the power of community or harnessing the awesomeness of open.
    Seriously? Was it worth typing that? :(
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    This guy is obviously a newb. He's clearly not taking full advantage of the power of community or harnessing the awesomeness of open.
    Hmm, I guess out-of-the-box usability, ease of use, engaging GUI, and intuitiveness were a bit more important than "power of community."
  • KoreishKoreish I'm a penguin, deal with it. KCMO Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    It clearly was, he did type it after all.

    Will Linux ever be a good OS? Maybe
    Will it ever become a true competitor of Microsoft of Apple? Probably not.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    power of community
    Wonder OS powers... ACTIVATE! Form of a functional GUI! Wait, that didn't work? Oh well, guess we will just have to develop it the hard way after all.
    Will Linux ever be a good OS? Maybe
    Wait, you mean that Linux isn't a good OS? If that's the case why is it that such a large portion of the infrastructure of the Internet runs on it? I'll concede that Linux is not an ideal desktop OS for the majority but saying it's not a good OS because of that is like saying that semi-trucks are bad automobiles because most people don't need one for their daily use.
  • chizowchizow
    edited October 2009
    Lincoln wrote:
    Seriously? Was it worth typing that? :(
    LOL, I thought it was pretty funny when I wrote it. Just read it again, lol still funny. I see the satire was lost on most, maybe I should've included a smiley? :D
  • staticcola
    edited November 2009
    So he's developing against a beta.

    Translation:

    Betas change hourly, by the moment. It's Software Development.
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