You know, when I boot into a Microsoft OS with this box I happen not to have these problems, so, yes, it is different.
And, you know, maybe if I spent a lot of time getting up to date again with all this, I might be able to help fix it. But here in my real world, I have deadlines to make and a paycheck to earn. I'm a simple end user. There are a lot of us out here. Get used to it. On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Jason Chandler <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, the way I see it, it's no different from when Microsoft makes their > releases.... Except that Ubuntu doesn't charge for the privilege of running > beta software, and you actually have input with the devs. > So, rather than complain about getting an OS for free, help fix it. > > > Jason Chandler > > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Joseph Zitt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Y'see, I'm a big Linux aficionado, but this is the kind of thing that >> really bugs me about Ubuntu (and Linux in general). There's the big drumroll >> leading up to the release, the excited reviews about how wonderful things >> are, the excitement of downloading and installing the new versio... and then >> it doesn't work, and I ask questions, and I get "Well, yeah, that's really >> buggy. Go back to the old version." >> >> I understand that Ubuntu has a widely touted process of alphas and betas >> and release candidates and all that... but we have these failures all the >> time. >> >> What can be done so that there's a dependable testing process? Does anyone >> take pride in and ownership of the new releases? Do we really expect to >> reach World Dominiation if the user experience has these hurdles? >> >> My unfortunate experience is that when I want excitement and to feel like >> I'm Doing The Right Thing, I use Linux. But when I'm facing deadlines and >> need productivity without either excuses or detours to work around stuff >> that I can't aford to have broken, I have to depend on something else. >> >> How can this be made better? >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Patrick Best <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> @Joe, >>> >>> First of al.. yeah.. politics suck. That's why ive stayed out of ALLLL... >>> of these convos. anyway... I have the Asus 1101HA (GMA500 Poulsbo GFX card.) >>> Even bigger pain to run on 10.10. Go with 10.04. I am using that just fine >>> with one of the most linux unsupported graphics cards in the Asus line.. SO >>> PaulTag is very much so right. 10.10's unity interface is extremely buggy. >>> I'd give it at least a few months before trying it. Also, you can always try >>> googling Asus EeePC ubuntu 10.10.. and see what pops up. >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Paul Tagliamonte >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Heyya Joe, >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Joseph Zitt <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > First, my apologies for posting outside the key topics of politics or >>>> > dentistry. >>>> >>>> Dude, we all hate politics. No worries. >>>> >>>> > >>>> > I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition with the Unity interface on >>>> an Asus >>>> > Eee 1001P. [0] >>>> >>>> Oh no. I see where this is going... >>>> >>>> > >>>> > The system has some quirks, such as starting with the keyboard >>>> NumLocked >>>> > (which led me to think that i couldn't log in at all until I realized >>>> it) >>>> > and not supporting an external monitor well. >>>> >>>> :( >>>> >>>> > >>>> > It also sometime grinds effectively to a halt. I hear it continuously >>>> > accessing the hard drive, but can't do anything. This sometimes >>>> happens when >>>> > I revive it by pressing a key after it's been idle for several hours, >>>> but >>>> > also see it in some other less well-defined circumstances. (One thing >>>> I >>>> > found was that opening the Files and Folders screen, so I don't use >>>> that >>>> > anymore, sticking with Gnome Commander.) When this happens, all I can >>>> do is >>>> > forcibly power down then power it back up. >>>> >>>> This is more Unity then anything else. Since Mutter does not support >>>> hardware acceleration, it renders via software. BOO! >>>> >>>> I was trying to backport netbook-launcher to no avail. :( >>>> >>>> > >>>> > I seem to remember there being scripts, and possibly even software >>>> packages, >>>> > that straightened this stuff out, but I'm not seeing them anymore. >>>> > >>>> > BTW, I hated the Unity interface when I first experienced it, but have >>>> grown >>>> > to like it. With the help of Gnome Do, a bunch of Firefox plugins, >>>> Dropbox, >>>> > and a few other tools, this is a surprisingly useful little PC. >>>> > >>>> > So... does anyone have any pointers on getting 10.10 to work better on >>>> this >>>> > Eee? >>>> >>>> Switch to 10.04. I know it sounds backwards, but 10.10's unity >>>> iterface is really really REALLY buggy. I've switched off of UNE >>>> because of it >>>> >>>> :( >>>> >>>> > >>>> > [0] http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=5AH8HAdGuhiQIXgg >>>> > -- >>>> > Joseph Zitt ::http://www.josephzitt.com >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Mailing list: >>>> > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ohio> >>>> > Post to : [email protected] >>>> > Unsubscribe : >>>> > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ohio> >>>> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> Let us know how it goes!!! >>>> >>>> -Paul >>>> >>>> -- >>>> All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors. >>>> >>>> #define sizeof(x) rand() >>>> :wq >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: >>>> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ohio> >>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>> Unsubscribe : >>>> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ohio> >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Joseph Zitt ::http://www.josephzitt.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ohio> >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ohio> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > -- Joseph Zitt ::http://www.josephzitt.com
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