** Summary changed: - Installer – The option to 'install third-party software' when installing Ubuntu should be selected by default + Installer – The option to 'install third-party software' when installing Ubuntu should be selected by default (aka "make Youtube work")
** Description changed: Installer – The option to 'install third-party software' when installing - Ubuntu should be selected by default + Ubuntu should be selected by default, this would allow Youtube to "work + out of the box" in-line with new-user expectations. - There are two issues regarding this change: + There are many issues regarding this change: - 1) Legal - We are currently checking the legal fine print regarding - changing this option from 'not selected by default' to 'selected by - default'. Legal have given us the provisional OK for this change, they - are doing a final check of the EULA details atm. This issue is in - legal's hands, and a final answer should arrive shortly. + 1) Legal - Canonical are currently looking at the legal fine print + regarding changing this option from 'not selected by default' to + 'selected by default'. Canonical Legal have given Canonical Design the + provisional OK for this change, buy Canonical Legal are continuing to do + final checks of some EULA details at the moment (which?). This issue is + in Canonical legal's hands, and a final answer should arrive at some + point. - 2) Usability - We want free software to take over the world! And we want - it to grow beyond the bounds of enthusiasts and to get casual non-techy - users into the world of open source software. To do this we have to - match the experience they receive from proprietary software. For - example people expect YouTube to just work. If YouTube doesn't work - they will say, "I tried this new computer, it looked quite nice but when - I went to YouTube it didn't work so I want back to using my Mac/PC". - There is a low tolerance for failure in common and basic usecases. In - the world we want to get to, all the functionality users expect will be - deliverable with open source software. But to get there we need to - massively increase our user base and attract more developers and - companies to the open source ecosystem. And we won't be able to do that - if we can't meet basic casual user expectations along the way. To beat - the proprietary competition our no. 1 priority has to be delivering the - best possible experience to our users. Unfortunately to do this today - we need to we need to let users use some elements of proprietary - software. However unless we meet user expectations we will never get - the user base required to support the development of open source - alternatives. And when the open source alternatives match the quality - of their priority equilaterals we will no longer need to present this - option. + 2) Usability - People working on Ubuntu want free software to take over + the world! In Ubuntu we want Free Software and Ubuntu to grow beyond the + bounds of enthusiasts and to get casual non-techy users into the world + of open source software. To do this effectively there is a need to match + and exceed the experience that Ubuntu first-time users receive from + proprietary software. For example people expect YouTube to "just work". + If YouTube doesn't work they say (paraphrasing) "I tried this new + computer, it looked quite nice but when I went to YouTube it didn't + work, so I want back to using my Mac/PC". There is a low tolerance for + early failure in common and basic usecases. In the world we want to get + to of Ubuntu and Free Software everywhere, all of the functionality that + users expect will be deliverable with open source software. But to get + there we need to massively increase our user base and attract more + developers and companies to the open source ecosystem. And we won't be + able to do that if we can't meet basic casual user expectations along + the way. To beat the proprietary competition our no. 1 priority has to + be delivering the best possible experience to our users. Unfortunately + to do this today we need to we need to let users use some elements of + proprietary software as a stop-gap. However unless we meet user + expectations in Ubuntu, Ubuntu will never get the landslide user base + required to support the development of open source alternatives and + replacements. + + *** When the open source alternatives match the quality of their + proprietary equivalents it will no longer be necessary to have this + option. If the default state is changed, a user can of course still un- + tick it. *** + + We should strongly bear in mind that regardless of the technical, legal, + social, or usability aspects. Certain proprietary Flash libraries + remain the largest cause of browser crashes and have proven to be + incompatible with power-management longevity. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/723831 Title: Installer – The option to 'install third-party software' when installing Ubuntu should be selected by default (aka "make Youtube work") -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
