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Ask HN: Why Ubuntu sucks?

2 pointsby huydotnetover 10 years ago
Hello guys! This must be an old question, but why do peoples always said that Ubuntu sucks? Another distro is better?

5 comments

johnny22over 10 years ago
I wouldn&#x27;t use the word &quot;sucks&quot;..<p>But i&#x27;m upset with Ubuntu for two reasons:<p>* Going their own way with their own display stack (Mir).<p>* Requiring folks sign a CLA for GPL3 code, which creates an unfair asymmetry between the rights you have to to the code you produced and the rights they have to that code.<p>I think the distro itself is fine. Most of the arguments against it are simply because people wanna be &quot;elite&quot; and look down on people using something that has a decent chance of working right out of the box.
huydotnetover 10 years ago
Thank you guys! It&#x27;s more clear for me now.<p>So, the problem is: Ubuntu is a fine distro, but it&#x27;s backed by a (commercial) company, not the community. And this company has done something unfair to the community, the contributors, violated privacy for sending user&#x27;s data,...<p>Not about the technical or Linuxrism things, am I right?
huydotnetover 10 years ago
Found something:<p><a href="http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7600/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linux-mag.com&#x2F;id&#x2F;7600&#x2F;</a><p><a href="http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2010073002835OSCYUB" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linuxtoday.com&#x2F;infrastructure&#x2F;2010073002835OSCYUB</a>
mrmondoover 10 years ago
For me it&#x27;s generally that they don&#x27;t properly test their packages properly - there&#x27;s been sooooo many breaking updates and upgrades over the years, there&#x27;s also some poor default settings, oh and upstart because... Well upstart.
wesnetover 10 years ago
Because it&#x27;s controlled by a big company and not a community. It&#x27;s like Windows XP with a custom theme and different tools and utilities.