Ask Slashdot: Are We Witnessing the Decline of Ubuntu? 631
jammag writes "'When the history of free software is written, I am increasingly convinced that this last year will be noted as the start of the decline of Ubuntu,' opines Linux pundit Bruce Byfield. After great initial success, Ubuntu and Canonical began to isolate themselves from the mainstream of the free software community. Canonical, he says, has tried to control the open source community, and the company has floundered in many of its initiatives. Really, the mighty Ubuntu, in decline?"
Re:Only time will tell... (Score:5, Funny)
If Ubuntu declines, then the question is to what?
Amiga OS?
Re:Yes. (Score:5, Funny)
I do not fear the prompt
This definitely needs to go into a "quote of the day" collection :)
Re:Community and OS declined, I switched to OSX. (Score:5, Funny)
I think you've nailed this ridiculous TFA on the head. The people who want to hack config files all the time are those people who have no lives.
For the rest of us, we want power and convenience without being boxed in by geeks or corporations. Ubuntu is fulfilling its role for large numbers of people who don't want to hack config files or search for obscure libraries to get shit done.
The operating system is there for a purpose. I do not live to make the OS happy.
As for the idiots who went to Slackware: "Good luck with losing your virginity".
Re:Yes. (Score:5, Funny)
Been running Xubuntu (XFCE4 desktop instead of Unity) even since Unity was shoved down my throat.
I wonder what sick joke it was naming it Unity, given that it was rather obvious that it would cause diversion.
Re:Yes. (Score:5, Funny)
Ubuntu to arch seems a drastic step...
His preference is probably Gentoo but it's still compiling.