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[Kev Ludlam]

Hi developers. I am a moderately computer literate user with enough
skills to get myself into trouble but not enough to get out again.I have
tried jaunty for a while and recently downloaded 9.10. Apart from
keyboard and mouse not working and wifi switch problems on my dell
vostro 1320, I am desparate to like ubuntu. As a 'layman' I would like
to offer you some advice - if Ubuntu is ever going to be a reasonable
alternative to windows, no user should ever need to use the terminal.
I'm sure it is very useful if you know the commands, but all users ever
want to do is click on a box - YES I want to install this program or NO
I don't. Most users are technically ignorant and can cope with nothing
more. I am quite experienced but still find it annoying and unnecessary.
Please sort it out before Lynx! ( and if you can cure the wifi switch
fault on the vostro that would be great too - it always thinks it is
switched off on start-up, then tries to connect to the  wifi when you
switch it off!)

Thanks,

Zigzag lampy


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On Saturday 07 November 2009 9:17:25 pm Kev Ludlam wrote:

> Hi developers. I am a moderately computer literate user with enough
> skills to get myself into trouble but not enough to get out again.I have
> tried jaunty for a while and recently downloaded 9.10. Apart from
> keyboard and mouse not working and wifi switch problems on my dell
> vostro 1320, I am desparate to like ubuntu. As a 'layman' I would like
> to offer you some advice - if Ubuntu is ever going to be a reasonable
> alternative to windows, no user should ever need to use the terminal.
> I'm sure it is very useful if you know the commands, but all users ever
> want to do is click on a box - YES I want to install this program or NO
> I don't. Most users are technically ignorant and can cope with nothing
> more. I am quite experienced but still find it annoying and unnecessary.
> Please sort it out before Lynx! ( and if you can cure the wifi switch
> fault on the vostro that would be great too - it always thinks it is
> switched off on start-up, then tries to connect to the  wifi when you
> switch it off!)

Please file a bug about the wifi issue.

As far as the command line goes:  you shouldn't need to use it, this is
correct.  That help guides tend to use it is a way of avoiding writing
separate documentation for Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu.  It is perfectly
reasonable when requesting help on IRC, mailing lists, or forums, to request
non-command-line directions.  Those helping you should be happy to give them.  
My mom and brother have been using Ubuntu for...well it'll be 3 years in about
2 weeks.  They've never seen, let alone used, the command line.

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