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What can Linux learn from Toyota?
(Special thanks to coronastx for the image.) Toyota’s recent missteps in safety and reliability have certainly harmed Toyota – no doubt there – but they also sent shockwaves through the entire Japanese auto industry. When the all-star member of a team displays weakness, the entire team suffers. So it is with desktop Linux. Love it or hate it, Canonical has been very successful in positioning Ubuntu as THE desktop Linux OS to try. In 2008, when I again decided to try desktop Linux after several years away, the obvious choice of distro was Ubuntu. Many, many blogs pointed to it as the best place to experience Linux, and since then Canonical and its throngs of loyal fans have only strengthened that message. Frankly, I think the users of every other distro should be concerned. When Canonical positions Ubuntu as the best incarnation of desktop Linux, then proceeds to release multiple problematic versions in a row, it reflects poorly on ALL desktop distros…
The Only Feature Ubuntu 10.04 Needs
Why am I talking about Ubuntu 10.04 when the 9.10 release (Karmic Koala) is still months away? I’ve picked 10.04 because there’s still time for us, as an Ubuntu community, to have some say on what happens to it. The feature set for 9.10 has been mostly laid out, but 10.04 is still an open slate – and I think two significant things need to happen between 9.10 and 10.04 if Ubuntu wants to stay relevant on the desktop.
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