Ubuntu

[Jonathan Hutchins]

On Friday 21 March 2008 17:46:36 Matthew Copple wrote:

> The only evidence to support this assertion is the stereotype that
> somehow, Ubuntu, and Ubuntu users, are "Linux Lite" and just want a
> Windows machine without paying for it.

This would be a fair assessment of many of the people I've encountered in the 
#kubuntu support channel on freenode.  They are largely from Eastern Europe - 
Romania mostly, they don't give a hoot about the OS and refuse to look at a 
command line.  They just want to get the system up so they can run their 
pirated games.

When the install process gets too easy and starts to do too much thinking for 
you, you're gonna get those people who should never have left windows - if 
they should even be running that!

(I've also encountered a few real cool folks who, in spite of a pretty steep 
language barrier that extends a bit into how thoughts/sentences are 
constructed, have not only sought help graciously, but returned it as soon as 
they reached the point that they could.)