____/ waterskidoo on Thursday 12 July 2007 02:42 : \____
> On 2007-07-12, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> ____/ awolfe@xxxxxxxxxx on Thursday 12 July 2007 00:47 : \____
>>
>>> Ubuntu Linux's Achilles' Heel: It's Tough To Install On Laptops
>>>
>>> Here:
>>> http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201000451
>>>
>>>
>>> The wildly popular Linux distro isn't all it's cracked up to be,
>>> especially if you try to install it on a laptop, our reviewer finds.
>>> Come along on his Ubuntu safari, as he hacks his way through bug-
>>> fraught installation attempts.
>>>
>>> Comments solicited at the bottom of the article.
>>
>> Piss off. As I've said in a post that I had posted before I saw this one,
>> your publishing history indicates that you either work for Microsoft or you
>> hate Linux. Your endless FUD (including the implication that Microsoft's FUD
>> hold water) makes you unreliable. I have been seeing your nasty article for
>> months and I'm not alone.
>>
>> I hope someone pays you well for this. I hear journalists don't make much
>> money nowadays.
>
> It almost looks like that person trolled the Ubuntu forums for install
> problems and then proceeded to experience every single one of the
> bugs he located.
> Notice how he goes out of his way to document that others are having the same
> troubles? It sure seems one sided to me.
Having just gone through a few Web sites (never mind this case of trolling in
multiple Linux newsgroups), he seems to have done quite a bit of 'legwork', if
you know what I mean. This is shameful and it is very sad for journalism. Stan
Beer of ITWire used to do similar things -- provocation and aggravation.
Linux might not work on your "Design for Windows XP" laptop, but never
generalise and say "Ubuntu does not work on Laptops (emphasis on plural)".
That's what OEMs and shops that sell Linux are for.
Anyhoo... we're probably just feeding the troll here. It's not worth the disk
space.
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