I am one of those who has sat on the sidelines and read what many of you have had to say. I have used Ubuntu for nearly 3 years now and most, if not all, of the arguments put forward have been well rehearsed since the first version of Ubuntu became available. There was an attempt to compare the requirements of desktop users with both windows and Ubuntu and, if my memory is correct, were the subject of a wiki and should be in the Ubuntu archives somewhere.
Why did I change from windows? My son, who worked for Canonical at that time, persuaded me to give Ubuntu a try and, being of an adventurous nature, I agreed. There were problems and limitations and, without his help, I would probably have reverted to windows. Now, I think I can do all I want to do on a day to day basis but, occasionally, I have a problem like now. I want to buy a new laser printer and I cannot just go out and buy anything I fancy. I have to make sure it will work with Ubuntu. This would not apply to a windows user. What if I want a new scanner, the same thing applies. I am sure there must be other examples. That will do for now except to say have a look at the archives you may not have to re-invent the wheel. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
