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Proprietary software in Ubuntu? â Good or bad?
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| Looking from a FOSS point of view, the
| inclusion of proprietary software within
| the Ubuntu library will be of concern to
| some. I can understand that point, however
| we have to be realistic. Ubuntu is
| arguably the most popular Linux distro, it
| has a legion of very happy users who
| champion the product. Unfortunately
| Canonical is a company and its a company
| that needs to generate revenue to stay in
| existence. If Canonical could âliveâ off
| good will and praise then it would probably
| be the most valuable company in the world.
| I have often said there is a place for
| proprietary software and if by offering
| titles that were traditionally the mainstay
| of a Windows platform will bring new users
| to Linux, then bring it on.
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http://openbytes.wordpress.com/2010/01/21/proprietary-software-in-ubuntu-good-or-bad/
Why Canonicalâs move to bring close-sourced applications to Ubuntu is a good thing
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| If you have ever introduce someone to
| Linux, you will know that they always ask
| âWill this software work? Will that
| software work?â. If you say âNo they wonât
| workâ, they instantly loose interest. For
| example, I have been asked if Photoshop
| will work when I try to get my friend to
| install Ubuntu. When I told him that it
| will not, no amount of convincing from me
| that Gimp is a great alternative could move
| him. However, if Windows (or Mac) users get
| to use their favorite applications in
| Ubuntu as well it will increase the number
| of Ubuntu users greatly.
|
| From Canonicalâs point of view too this
| makes a lot of sense. If they make paid
| softwares like Photoshop available in their
| repository, they are effectively acting as
| an online store. This can potentially be
| another revenue source for them.
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http://digitizor.com/2010/01/20/why-canonicals-move-to-bring-closed-sourced-applications-to-ubuntu-is-a-good-thing/
Recent:
Ubuntu Forums Hits 1 Million
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| Thatâs right, we have 1,000,000 members on
| Ubuntu Forums now, and Iâm glad I could be a
| part of that awesome community :)
|
| A snippet of the screen:
| UF's Member 1,000,000
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http://blog.joeb454.com/2010/01/ubuntu-forums-hits-1-million/
The State of Fedora: We're Not Just for Fanboys
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| With over 20 million installations, Fedora is
| among the most world's popular Linux
| distributions. While that kind of success has
| been due to a rapid base of supporters, the
| distro originally launched by Red Hat as a
| community Linux project is having to bridge the
| divide between targeting a mass audience and
| keeping hardcore enthusiasts in the fold.
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http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6922/1/
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