Re: [BLUG] I don't think Linux will ever be ready for the Desktop

On 4 May 2010 23:27, Joe Auty <joe@netmusician.org> wrote:
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> Mark Warner wrote:
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> Joe Auty wrote:
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> Mark Warner wrote:
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> Joe Auty wrote:
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> I know this is sort of troll-like, but I do mean this in a constructive
> way. I've wanted Linux to be ready for the Desktop, but I just don't
> think it will ever get there. At what point does it make sense to just
> focus on using Linux on servers and give up on using it as a Desktop OS?
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> The failings of Ubuntu,
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> I'd suggest you try something besides Ubuntu. In my (admittedly limited)
> experience, there are desktop distros out there that are far more stable
> than Ubuntu. Perhaps Debian stable, or a direct derivative thereof (see
> my sig)?
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> I've thought about switching distros, but the biggest bug I'm facing is
> the ethernet controller problem, and this exists in multiple distros:
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/454747
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> Why not replace the VIA ethernet card? It's ten bucks, fer cryin' out loud.
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> I'd love to, but it's built into the motherboard and I don't have any free PCI slots (I use one for my video and the other for my Hauppauge capture card).
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USB ethernet adapter?

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Jonathan
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