Sorry to disagree with you Nick, but aside from some quirks in alpha releases, I've never had any major problems that were not easily fixable in Ubuntu. :/ Bluetooth has always seamlessly worked for me, as well as burning CDs. On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Nick Nassar <nassar@alum.wpi.edu> wrote:
Does anyone else consistently have bad experiences with Ubuntu?
I've unintentionally made a handful of people really hate Linux by suggesting they try Ubuntu.
The smooth install makes you think it's working well. You probably don't notice the problems for a while and you think "WOW non-geeks could actually use this." Then you try to burn an audio CD or use bluetooth or whatever and it doesn't work. You search on Google for a fix and you think "WOW The community support is awesome." Then you do what the community suggests and it not only doesn't fix it but it makes things worse. So, you reinstall. The six month release cycle just doesn't leave enough time to work out all of the quirks and update all of the community docs before the next version comes out.
When people just want to copy an audio CD or perform some other basic task and it doesn't work, they (rightfully) get pissed.
*sigh*
James Gray <jamespgray@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi All, there will be a release party for the newest version of Ubuntu on the 23rd in Boston.
There will be plenty of food and fellow Ubuntu enthusiasts. There will probably be desktop CDs as well.
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