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Dell and Ubuntu - The most Logical Decision?
Most people by now have heard that Dell will be preinstalling Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 on a few laptops and desktops. This is fantastic opportunity for Linux...a landmark opportunity. I know that this was done in response to the large popularity of Ubuntu and it’s solid performance and I’m happy that it was chosen over Suse or Fedora.
However, I question whether this was the logical decision to be made...was it the smartest for the end user? Allow me to ellaborate:
Readers of this blog know that I use Ubuntu at work for servers. I also love Kubuntu (I’m not a gnome fan). So my problem isn’t with (K)Ubuntu itself...it works for me. My problem is that Gnome in general may not work for the consumer. If you’re not convinced, do a comparison on adding a printer in Gnome and KDE. Record the number of steps and note any confusing dialogue that pops up...then compare at the end. Still not convinced? I can’t help you understand where I’m coming from then.
Sure, there are those of us out there that are pretty Linux savvy and we can hum along quite easily with Ubuntu...but what of the person who’s looking to try Linux? What will happen when they power up their new Dell Laptop and can’t find a control panel? What happens when an error message just spits out random characters of data as many gnome error messages do?
If there is one thing in all usability studies or guides that is uniform it’s this...that people will resist change. Now, how much change Gnome is from what they are used to is up for debate and I’m not about to debate it here. My feelings are that Gnome isn’t the right choice for new users...and that’s a personal opinion only...and it’s one I’ve found to be true when converting family members to Linux.
So, I ask the question...is Ubuntu and the Gnome desktop the most logical decision for Dell? In my opinion, it isn’t. What do you think?
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Debunking Confusion in PCLinuxOS
Active readers of this blog know that I help out with
a little distribution called PCLinuxOS. I help out through my other
website mypclinuxos.com which is a community development website
where like minded individuals can gather together to develop add-ons, customizations, and other items to PCLinuxOS to
tailor it to what they want in a distro. It’s a great concept and one that has been gathering quite a bit of support
from the PCLinuxOS community.
This week, Distrowatch Weekly has redone their top 10 distributions and included PCLinuxOS inside of that top ten for the first time ever. In fact, when I began using PCLinuxOS, it was around 15th on the distrowatch charts. If you look at 2005 vs. 2006 charts, you’ll see that out of the top 15 distros tracked, PCLinuxOS was the largest gainer over the course of that year. I like to think that mypclinuxos (started Mar 27, 2006) had a lot to do with that...and I don’t ask for any recognition at all...but take great satisfaction in helping what I believe to be the premiere Linux distribution for new users gain ground.
As stated, Distrowatch Weekly named PCLinuxOS as one of the “Top Ten” distributions and I was very happy about this. What was less than stellar was some of the negative feedback that resulted from this announcement. I realize that much of the feedback is based on false assumptions, ignorance, and fanboism...but just the same, I found a couple of comments I’d like to respond to so that the correct information is available for everyone to see.
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