Hmm my opinion to this,
Well first of all, I dont care what Ubuntu was built on and systems it used for its foundation, as long its an OS and it works... But i do feel that Red hat and Novell should get some credit for there part in the role for laying the foundation for the walls of Ubuntu to be built on, and it is getting better as time goes on.. compare the latest version to the first, dont say there isnt any improvement. there is...
I feel that codecs need to work on , i agree with you... i got anoyed when i wanted to play videos/DVD, and had no internet connection at the time to download codecs....
About Shuttleworth, his name says it, so what if is a space tourist and found the America Space shuttle wasnt worth it '=) I wish i went to space just to see the stars and stuff the way they should look like... actualy dreamed last night i was exploring a Yellow Giant planet larger than jupiter orbiting Virgo7, which was as close as Mercury is to Sol.
lol, he is just a bloke who added code and well one Ubuntu thing going and caused evelution from the foundation which it was built from. I am mad about him and Ubuntu is calling the OS Ubuntu (as it rhymes with putu) and the default colours of it... and of caurse... MOST OF ALL, he says it is for humanity... what about those who are not quite human...or what if an ET wants to be part of the Ubuntu scene..?
Danielle
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