Comments on: 10 Reasons why Ubuntu is a BIG Failure in India

By: Devrath

Devrath — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:57:56 +0000

Agree with Vikas Mohan. This is rubbish! I am a Bangalorean and many of my friends use Ubuntu. This post looks like a comparison b/w Ubuntu and Windows which is unfair because Ubuntu is way cooler and has a shorter release cycle and offers peace of mind at no cost. BTW those who are interested in playing games on Linux should check “wine”. After this you might uninstall Windows ;) (No offense to Windows lovers, Windows is a great OS but is ridiculously overpriced!)

By: Baban Gaigole

Baban Gaigole — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:14:25 +0000

Indians have a thinking…
that if you pay for something, then it has to be good…
Things that are free (opensource) are crap (not exactly, but they are afraid like WILL IT WORK???)

By: Piyush

Piyush — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:42:07 +0000

Most peoples in India does not like to change the things and does not want to learn new things. They mostly use/talk/behave by surrounding nature.

Windows is popular and easy, so people are using it widely. The mature IT people are using Linux, but the other guys are not taking it seriously and they fail to grab the advantages of it.

So, the other guys thinks it’s a waste of time!

Piracy is not a big crime in India. So people don’t bother to use pirate Windows.

By: Akshay Darekar

Akshay Darekar — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:38:30 +0000

Hey Bharat,

At this time (current posting), its more than 1 and half year…

What do you think about using Ubuntu or any other posix based OS ?

Everything has changed now, (you should have witnessed).

You still have that option correcting that post of yours, because still you don’t have rights to post on behalf of whole India…

Please Change it.

It gives bad impression.

please.

By: sandip

sandip — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:15:26 +0000

i don’t agree with above 10 points ,
i have been using ubuntu for last one year,
there is no such problems as pointed above

sandip

By: S_raj

S_raj — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:52:56 +0000

hi
i think u r a buisinesss minded one becouse you are trying to make ubuntu weak.
a friend says that this is a rubbish one
see the ubuntu 11.10 and say whether ubuntu is afailure it has been breaked the limitations of windows
lets rock n get free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

By: Preet

Preet — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:30:24 +0000

that is not true……….there are loads of people (me included) who have been using ubuntu not because our course says so……i have even got many of my friends who are not in computer science to appreciate ubuntu and i am sure they will continue to use it

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:14:03 +0000

“What does an average Indian user do when the desktop loads in Windows?He rights clicks on the desktop and refreshes the desktop about 5-6 times or until he is satisfied.This is a ritual performed by most Indian Users after switching on the computer and just before shutting down the computer.
When this average user tries to perform his ‘Refresh’ ritual in Ubuntu,he is in for a rude shock.The Ubuntu Desktop does not have a Refresh Option or any other simliar option like Reload in the Right Click Menu.”

lol that’s so funny and True !!! :-)

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:05:10 +0000

This post was made in 2009 and within two years, ie. 2011 all the issues you have mentioned has been resolved. (I think even windows is not able to fix its bug this fast. Even the Win 8 is having bugs carry forwarded from Vista) Its because Ubuntu an open source program. And it has more talented developers from around the world than Microsoft and Apple combined. Now I hope you will be able to promote Ubuntu among your friends. I bet they will love Ubuntu, with the new Unity and gnome 3 interface. Once you get Ubuntu installed. Don’t just use the defaults, keep exploring. Sky’s the limit for Ubuntu

And beware Ubuntu have the biggest HARDCORE FANS than windows and mac, So I think its better you delete or archive your opinions which are outdated. Other wise you might get some serious threats. Its because, ever since it was launched, the Microsoft Corporation is trying to spread rumors about Ubuntu and Linux in all the ways possible. Its because Linux operating systems are far more powerful than Windows, don’t believe? Ask guys at Google! And Linux is not advertised because its a non profit, open source program.

But trust me, if you start using Ubuntu with a bit affection (or even little bit of frustration against Windows OS, like happened to me) you will get addicted to it. It’s because the possibilities are unlimited with this OS.

By: Yash Pal

Yash Pal — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:13:27 +0000

The discussion appears to be between people who get Windows OS free (pirated) and those who use Ubuntu for various reasons including the fact that it is available without any monetary consideration. The comparison can be meaningful only between proprietary software paid for and free software.
All proprietary software companies have various patents and copyrights which give their software the distinguishing edge and features. They protect their patents and copyrights extremely zealously (witness the battle between Apple and Samsung in so many countries). Ubuntu and other open source software can be copied, modified and distributed freely and they do not come under the normal copyright laws.
Ubuntu is an African word meaning loosely ‘humanity for all’. If users of free software do not believe in the philosophy of free software, they will never be satisfied. Free software has workarounds for many patented features of various proprietary software. Some times the workaround is not worth the effort and users of Ubuntu can get Adobe reader and Flash player for Ubuntu.
The concept of applications centre (Apps centre) where you can download applications for the OS has been popularised by Apple and others are following suit closely. However, Ubuntu and other open source software have had repositories (Apps centres) for a very long time.
All the normal tasks for which people buy PCs can be equally well accomplished by open source software like Ubuntu/Debian, Fedora/CentOS/Suse linux/Red hat, BSD etc
As Shri Bharat Balegere has said about his friends:
‘Some of them used it occasionally to download stuff from torrents and to clean infected USB Drives’
This drives home atleast one point – that Ubuntu (and any linux distribution for that matter) would help get rid of viruses and other malware. Had his friends explored Ubuntu a little bit more, they would have come across many other capabilities/qualities not found in a commercial OS.
The reasons given for dislike of Ubuntu are:
1. GRUB Boot Loader does not have an Aesthetic Appeal.
The OS was designed to do it’s job efficiently – originally an OS for servers. Linux has been remarkably successfully adopted as a desktop OS. The so called aesthetic appeal is important for commercial software. The person or organisation giving you OS for free would put in effort to make it reliable not beautiful to behold.
2. Login Screen-Users are required to type in their username.
What about windows 7?
This is a basic precaution that no one else can access your files (every thing is a file in linux) ie what belongs to you.
I am just unable to make out what ‘evilgold’ wants to say.
‘Using this mode,(recovery mode) a malicious user could not only find a valid user name (ls /home), but also change the password for that username, or just create a new account.’
Pray how? The OS/ system is recovered, but you need to use username and password to enter it, even as root. If a malicious person is determined, she will skirt round the security anyway. How many changes in security settings can you make in recovery mode?
3. Desktop-The Refresh option is missing!
Why is ‘Refresh’ option required? To ensure that all the components of the OS are active. This requirement means that the OS/it’s components need to be activated after starting. Linux is so stable that no refresh is necessary.
4. Default Login Sound.
These ‘beauty aids’ are required by commercial OS as selling points. These cosmetics in no way can enhance the ability of the OS.
Those people who are willing to pay about Rs 12,000/- for a respectable version of Windows and Office 2010 do not pay for the cosmetics/appearances.
5. Default Wallpaper.
You can change the wall paper. There are thousands available on the net.
6. Default Audio driver is weak.
May be. But just visit the Ubuntu software centre and download any other audioplayer; there are quite a few.
7. Totem Movie Player sucks
May be. But just visit the Ubuntu software centre and download any other videoplayer; there are quite a few.
8. Right Click-Send To :Options are missing.
This is news to me because they exist.
9. Silverlight-Moonlight.
Microsoft did not develop Silverlight for charity. It was developed so that people are forced to purchase the software to watch the transmissions under this format, but people will still not appreciate the non- monopolistic nature of open source. By now the open source community would have found a work around. Just visit the Ubuntu software centre and checkup
10. Safely Remove USB Drive or Unmount Volume
It was available and is available. How can you have the wordings of a proprietary OS?
All I can say is that the friends of Shri Bharat Balegere want everything to be in .exe format and not pay for anything – two incompatibles. Nor are they willing to explore Ubuntu.
The main reason for the non popularity of Linux/open source operating systems is that these OSs do not have technical support for use as desktop OSs. Commercial OS firms tolerate some amount of piracy because it makes the people addicted to the OS.
Perhaps all this effort and discussion is akin to playing music to the buffaloes. Those who are awake but pretend to be sleeping can’t be woken up.