Who here believes that Ubuntu has a large user base because they target windows users? Given the likes of NixiePixel on youtube, an avid Ubuntu user:
I feel that Ubuntu targets people who aren't so technically minded... Maybe transitional users who wish to try something different to windows. For that reason, I would argue that it's a good distro. But for existing linux users, how many people keep using Ubuntu 5 years down the track. This reminds me of Mandriva and SuseLinux in many ways. So I'm not sure I care if it feels dumbed down or focuses on cutting edge to attract it's user base. It's simply not my cup of tea, now that I'm a long term Linux user. I'm going to use a different OS regardless of their plans to haul over more M$ users.
Totally agree with this. How do you keep an OS tidy, clean and concise when the user base is already bloated. That is a task in itself!! Maybe an open source project needs to be developed to cure this issue. If Ubuntu has a mission statement that focuses on community and the user base, it will need to somehow keep to it's word. At the same time, there is a nightmare involved with managing the huge spectrum of it's user base. First time computer users right up to and including advanced system developers!
Don't forget that developers are users too!!
This has to be the biggest conquest of Linux for ALL distro's to date. For advanced users this isn't too much of a problem. Some distro's are faster and more clean than others so they don't suffer as badly with poor implementations of X. I remember back in the Gentoo hay-day, where people compiling X to work with <insert driver>, was one of the biggest hurdles. Even advanced users get short fused with sloppy drivers be it Audio or Video. Quality of the entire system revolves around efficient use of system resources. I feel that Ubuntu lacks a little in this department. Not really a fault of Ubuntu though...
I feel that Ubuntu targets people who aren't so technically minded... Maybe transitional users who wish to try something different to windows. For that reason, I would argue that it's a good distro. But for existing linux users, how many people keep using Ubuntu 5 years down the track. This reminds me of Mandriva and SuseLinux in many ways. So I'm not sure I care if it feels dumbed down or focuses on cutting edge to attract it's user base. It's simply not my cup of tea, now that I'm a long term Linux user. I'm going to use a different OS regardless of their plans to haul over more M$ users.
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