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Dealing with the High Cost of Ubuntu

Yesterday, I did an install of Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) on the Dell Dimension E520. The install went well; I haven’t experienced any hardware problems (yet), but I’m near tears for all the (minor) experience issues.
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Walt Mossberg Wrote the Safe Article About Ubuntu, “I still advise mainstream, nontechnical users to avoid Linux”

Walt Mossberg, you are one of my favorite technology reporters, and so I’m particularly disappointed by your article
“Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone“.
My first disappointment is the timing of the article. September 27th Ubuntu will have a beta release of their next version with Ubuntu 7.10 scheduled for release [...]