On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:57:43 -0400 Michael Gilbert wrote: > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Joseph Zitt 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? > > Unfortunately Canonical chooses to base their releases off of an > unstable codebase. They do this in order to ensure that they have the > latest shiny, which they think is the key to winning the market. > > I've always wanted them to base their releases off of Debian's stable > codebase (with a modest sprinkling of the latest shiny). But I highly > doubt the current process is going to change. > > In the meantime, you can choose Debian stable. The problem is its not > quite as shiny since its intended to just work, rather than work with > lots of bling. The Another downside is that Debian community is even > more technical/unforgiving. > > As for your technical issues, here's some info on the numlock startup state: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=16891 > > Anyway, I hope this helps a little bit. Best of luck with your Linux > endeavors.
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