Wow what a comment. This is some alright feedback, but are we treating this like a paid product much? Feedback is one thing, but are you really entitled to such a good (free) product (that you didn't help make)that you can bash it like this? Go buy redhat and complain to them.
I would argue that Ubuntu is the antithesis of traditional "scratch-your-own-itch" open source software. The developer of a command line tool that converts widgets to frobnicators can afford to say things like "you get what you pay for" or "it's free so don't complain". She doesn't care whether people use it or not, it works for her and that's all that matters.
On the other hand, Ubuntu is mostly marketing. They actually want people to use their software. This apologist sentiment so typical of Linux advocates won't work here.
You don't buy Red Hat any more than Ubuntu. In both cases you're free to pay or not pay.
In any case, the product I might pay for has nothikng to do with the WM. It's a great package manager with timely updated. All this moving of the cheese, for me, mlstly distracts from the core service I'm looking for. (same deal with Apple/Microsoft.)
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Wow what a comment. This is some alright feedback, but are we treating this like a paid product much? Feedback is one thing, but are you really entitled to such a good (free) product (that you didn't help make)that you can bash it like this? Go buy redhat and complain to them.
I would argue that Ubuntu is the antithesis of traditional "scratch-your-own-itch" open source software. The developer of a command line tool that converts widgets to frobnicators can afford to say things like "you get what you pay for" or "it's free so don't complain". She doesn't care whether people use it or not, it works for her and that's all that matters.
On the other hand, Ubuntu is mostly marketing. They actually want people to use their software. This apologist sentiment so typical of Linux advocates won't work here.
Agreed, their website is full of stuff about the benefits of switching your corporation over to Ubuntu.
You can't make statements like that and then say "it's free, don't complain".
You don't buy Red Hat any more than Ubuntu. In both cases you're free to pay or not pay.
In any case, the product I might pay for has nothikng to do with the WM. It's a great package manager with timely updated. All this moving of the cheese, for me, mlstly distracts from the core service I'm looking for. (same deal with Apple/Microsoft.)
not OP, but at the point someone is trying to make money off me, it is not a free product.