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- justnick, on 10/11/2007, -16/+215I like Vista but I would love to have this sticker. Get a sense of humor man.
- skizzabadoo, on 10/11/2007, -11/+150OH GOD I HATE WHEN MY CAPSLOCK BUTTON STOPS WORKING, NO REALLY THERE IS NO WAY I CAN'T STOP LOOKING LIKE A FOOL, OH WAIT i can hold down the shift button and regain some dignity.
- fuzzmeister, on 10/11/2007, -17/+142Man, we're talking about _operating systems_. People can use whatever operating system they want, it doesn't hurt you at all. Get a life.
- capiCrimm, on 10/11/2007, -14/+63Dell should pick this up. :D
- idugcoal, on 10/11/2007, -4/+49"Im no grammar nazi"
Cudda foold me! - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+45I want a nice ubuntu metal sticker to go on the front panel of the pc. (like the intel/amd)
- selrahc, on 10/11/2007, -8/+46I have this sticker on my crummy old laptop(it runs xubuntu rather slowly, I don't know how it ever ran XP). It's not quite as provocative, but only makes sense if you have older hardware. http://xfce-look.org/content/show.php/Vista+Impossible?content=53228
- rejoined, on 10/11/2007, -19/+56Another idea for the sticker:
(Warning: May sound stupid)
"Liberated By Ubuntu Linux
Hasta La Vista, Windows." - LoveWidescreen, on 10/11/2007, -9/+43I used Windows because I'm a PC gamer. (If I need a UNIX fix, I'll use one of my multiple Sun workstations.) Vista came with my new Compaq laptop. I tried to use it for a few months; however, I just bought a new hard drive and "upgraded" from Vista to XP. Vista was slow, ate up CPU (even with all "whiz bang" things turned off), and backwards compatibility with several of the applications that use, particularly when it comes to video and audio editing, was abysmal. Now that I've gone back to XP, I can use all of the applications that I would use on my regular PCs.
So, yes, Vista does suck if you do anything more than surf the net and you really need to be productive with particular apps. The fact that you're being such a whiner about Vista proves that you kiss Microsoft's ass, you hate Linux for the sake of hating Linux, you have never attempted to use Vista for anything more than surfing the web, or a combination of those. - clemsontiger, on 10/11/2007, -12/+46I only use windows but thats funny, i don't care who you are.
slightly off topic, but kudos for keeping the site up - bdmbdm, on 10/11/2007, -6/+39It probably doesn't like you either.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+28In terms of different distro's of Linux, *Ubuntu isn't really known for it's speed, but it's ease of use and good hardware capability. If you want speed in Linux, you might want to look into Arch, Gentoo or Slackware, just to name a few. These are considered to be some of the fastest distro's around.
- bradleyland, on 10/11/2007, -1/+28My CAPS LOCK button ends world hunger.
- jennamalia, on 10/11/2007, -1/+25Don't you just hate it when you post a new comment and lose the context of actually replying to a comment?
- idugcoal, on 10/11/2007, -2/+26Good for you, you have an opinion.
(Guess what I was gonna say here!) - HunterTV, on 10/11/2007, -2/+25Not to mention the correct [reply] link. Just sayin'.
- idugcoal, on 10/11/2007, -6/+29Dugg for the warning ;)
(not a bad idea, i just liked the warning) - nurvus, on 10/11/2007, -4/+23http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_caps_lock/
- 35263526, on 10/11/2007, -4/+21It's poking a little fun at a Windows marketing tool. Grow a sense of humour; I seriously doubt anyone'd take it seriously, and even if they did they probably wouldn't think about it enough to turn them against Linux.
- TomP, on 10/11/2007, -1/+18I ripped out my caps lock button ages ago...
- theMurdocVolta, on 10/11/2007, -18/+34My old Acer TravelMate 220 ran xubuntu and ubuntu so slowly it was maddening, then I installed XP and it ran flawlessly fast, crazy huh?
- adderx99, on 10/11/2007, -6/+21http://zune-downloadz.com/designedforubuntu.jpg
- pizpot, on 10/11/2007, -3/+18"So much for the open-source revolution."
Linux is made by regular people. You can either 1) live with your problem 2) log into the ubuntu support forum and get help 3) fix it and give the work back to linux - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -9/+24Until Apple releases a iTunes for Ubuntu I cannot switch all my iPod-loving relatives over. :(
Please Apple!!! - jpohl, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15check out gtkpod
- estvir, on 10/11/2007, -3/+17> ps: nobody cares
Good job helping someone switch to Linux, you make your avatar proud. - cptn_cardboard, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14I hacked my registry so my caps lock button acts like a caps lock button.
- kwilliam, on 10/11/2007, -1/+13My caps lock key switches between the two most recently active windows. (Like Alt+Tab.)
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=420705 - KineticShampoo, on 10/11/2007, -9/+21Guys Ubuntu is an OS not a friggin' social movement. *****.
- AUniqueName, on 10/11/2007, -3/+14@farther
No one said Linux is guaranteed to work on every single computer out there. Some machines out there may have quirks or minor differences that may cause issues in booting/using Linux that other people just do not experience at all (or other people who may have experienced didn't bother to report a bug on).
Have you tried reporting your installation issue to the developers of Ubuntu at www.launchpad.net with the exact steps you tried, where it failed for you, and any error messages you got, if there were any, during the installation? - Fartag, on 10/11/2007, -7/+18@fuzzmeister: "People can use whatever operating system they want, it doesn't hurt you at all. Get a life."
But it does hurt which is what all the fuss is about. Understand that supporting a strongly anticompetitive monopoly actually restricts the entire PC field. This, hopefully, is clearly not a good idea! There's already a superior OS and various distros available, but they have traditionally lacked the benefits of vendor targeted support that a monopoly has. This has improved significantly in the last few years despite many vendors' non-efforts. Through awareness and education about alternatives, mainstream dependence on a restricting monopoly can end much sooner to the benefit of everyone. - Urusai, on 10/11/2007, -6/+17The "default" OS, for people with no preferences or reason to choose, is Windows. Those who choose something else (Linux, MacOS, etc.) have reasons which they might (and often do) share.
For instance, I'm running Linux because 1) I have no license for Windows (I gave mine away), 2) I was running Win x64 on a "borrowed" license and I decided to stop doing that, 3) Vista doesn't look worth the money, particularly given the problems with drivers and with games, 4) it's free, and I can always change my mind later. - elnerdo, on 10/11/2007, -2/+12Mac doesn't have that, because ALL hardware that runs OSX is SPECIFICALLY designed for OSX. They don't need to tell the consumer that it is capable of running the OS.
- estvir, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9> Someone that has sticker printing capabilities should get right on this one.
Buy an A4 sheet of 'sticker paper' from your local newsagent for around $1, print out a bunch than cut them up.
Yes, it is that simple for some basic stickers (I had to make some for a university assignment and just did it this way, they were fine, but be careful when cutting, if you go all the way through they're near impossible to peel off). :o
Of course, stickers done this way aren't the highest quality but they'd stick fine to a flat surface on a PC case and won't come off unless you're rubbing them a lot and I don't know about you, but I don't rub my PC case.. but if you do rub your PC case often, good for you. :P - Myonosken, on 10/11/2007, -13/+22Yes it does. Namely my laptop which drags like ***** on Ubuntu.
- charityjustice, on 10/11/2007, -11/+20Its not funny and its self-defeating.
It come across as childish and petty, unfortunately like a good deal of what the open source community does at times. When someone you're trying to get to make the switch away from MS sees that goofy sticker on the side of your laptop they're going to dismiss you and your cause as juvenile rebellion for rebellion's sake. - immrlizard, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9It is kind of stupid to come into a ubuntu thread then huh?
- MavRevMatt, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10What is with you bloody people and stickers?
- littleerik, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10Someone that has sticker printing capabilities should get right on this one. I'll take five, please.
- tautoa, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8Looking through the official Ubuntu documentation, it does tend to focus on what it can do, rather than simply why it is better than other OSs. Unfortunately, a minority of the Linux community (and they are in the minority), seem to think it's a case of good vs. evil.
On the other hand, a minority of newcomers to Linux give up at the first hurdle, and begin slating it, forgetting that there are shortcomings in other OSs too.
Linux isn't always easy to use, but the benefits justify the time you have to put in. - gavintlgold, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9Though it might be hard for you to imagine, about 650 (right now) people DO care.
- ariez84, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8Wish I could buy that. (And I run windows as main OS, and Ubuntu as secondary "im bored and would like to ***** around Linux" OS.
- Sicarul, on 10/11/2007, -11/+17It does until you install Service Pack 2, at least on my experience.
- logic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6On my computer capslock brings up the Enso terminal.
- cptn_cardboard, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I think you may have just invented "ebayspam"
congratulations! - eastshores, on 10/11/2007, -7/+12This lacks wit.. creativity.. what the hell do you people see in it that warrants its publication?
- UKsHaDoW, on 10/11/2007, -3/+8You also forgot, that this is not Ubuntu doing this, but its fans.
I will also point out windows 'fans' do this also, by saying 'UBUNTU sux', or 'Linux can't play games' etc.
Oh perfect example down below
'But linux sucks, nerds.
' - 35263526, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7You cared enough to try to get the last word in :P
Out of interest, which version of Ub were you using? I had real problems getting NVIDIA's drivers to work the first two versions I tried, but with Feisty it was just a matter of enabling them in the GUI (though I won't dismiss that some people have had issues with that). That being said, Linux isn't really the best option for someone focused on gaming above all else; for anything else, though, it's king (and if 3D virtualization happens as soon as seems likely, that niggle should be dealt with). - DomZy, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7If you order the free ubuntu cd's from ubuntu.com you get sent some stickers as well, not small ones like these, but ones you can stick on your laptop or whatever
- JorgeGT, on 10/11/2007, -6/+11"particularly given the problems with drivers and with games"
Err... uh... mmh...
Nevermind. -
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