I agree. This was an opportunity for the true believers to be astonishingly helpful. Perhaps the girl was not ready for college, but that's not the point. The point is that people in a tough situation shouldn't be attacked for things that have nothing to do with them--namely, being PR for the Linux community.
I'm a long-time Linux user and use Ubuntu and only Ubuntu on my home computer. I feel like I need to say this so I don't get slapped for dissing the almighty Linux. The article is right: Ubuntu is not ready to replace Windows for people who don't have the time or the inclination to deal with unlearning Windows. And there are a lot of those. And, that does not in any way downplay how much the rest of us love and appreciate Ubuntu.
"I'm a long-time Linux user and use Ubuntu and only Ubuntu on my home computer. I feel like I need to say this so I don't get slapped for dissing the almighty Linux."
And, seriously, isn't that another facet of the same problem? "No, wait, seriously guys. Please let me say something critical about Linux, I'm one of you. Really!"
I'm a long-time Linux user and use Ubuntu and only Ubuntu on my home computer. I feel like I need to say this so I don't get slapped for dissing the almighty Linux. The article is right: Ubuntu is not ready to replace Windows for people who don't have the time or the inclination to deal with unlearning Windows. And there are a lot of those. And, that does not in any way downplay how much the rest of us love and appreciate Ubuntu.