Earl Moore is trying out Ubuntu. And while it wasn't all happy happy joy joy, he stuck it out and conquered his installation problems. Kudos Earl for stickin' to it.
I had my fair share of issues when I first tried Ubuntu Breezy. So much so that I created a working dual boot system but gave up after I couldn't get sound working correctly. Months later, I came back to it when Dapper came out and have since made the leap. While I still run a dual boot setup, XP hasn't been booted on it in probably 3 months.
While I don't think Earl is anywhere near making the leap (he's quite a happy Mac camper I think), he's at least testing the waters to see what else is going on out there. This is good.
While installing Linux can be a challenge on some systems, and despite the fact that it can throw up a few (different) hurdles that pre-installed Windows and Mac machines don't have, I still think it's a wonderful system. An amazing accomplishment.
Now there is always going to be the camp out there that thinks everything should 'just work'. And if it doesn't, then it's not a real solution. Bah I say. If Linux remains the domain of people who want a cutting edge, stable, secure and truly open operating system and are willing to learn a little bit to get it, then so be it.
Best case scenario, it starts to truly compete (market-wise) with Windows and OS-X. Worst case scenario, you have a smaller market OS with a user base full of smart people willing to learn and try new things. A win-win from my standpoint.
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