Linspire / Ubuntu partnership

[Matthew Flaschen]

Joel Bryan Juliano wrote:
> I think it's the price Ubuntu has to pay for being a mainstream OS.

I guess the question is, is Ubuntu's goal, "A majority of the PC's for
sale should include only free software like Ubuntu" (as Bug 1
[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1] says), or simple dominance?

 People
> would be
> needing a lot of applications to suite their needs, and if Open Source
> isn't
> yet feasible for
> these kinds of applications, there's no other choice but to turn to
> proprietary software or drivers.
> Or wait for the open source version.

Or contribute to the creation of free replacements, and realize that
most likely these needs are actually just wishes.

> It's reality, and sometimes, it's not really all good picture.

I suppose, but I might choose to get out of this picture if the trend
continues.

Matthew Flaschen

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