Comments on: Is Ubuntu Ready for a Non-tech-savvy Girlfriend?

By: jjason

jjason — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:48:38 +0000

i am very happy with ubuntu except the flash performance.. flash required pages are still slow and choppy such as youtube and some others too.. any good idea or adobe alternative for this problem ?

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:31:56 +0000

Yeah, condescending to women is a shitty and ineffective way to sell them on a new OS. What is the point of endorsing such sexist, factually incorrect (“Linux’s newest OS?”), poorly-written articles? For chrissakes, the author repeats an entire paragraph and expects the reader not to notice! If I heard this kind of nonsense from the Ubuntu team, rather than just some third-party, second-rate blog, it would make me want to UNINSTALL Ubuntu.

By: Drabzz

Drabzz — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:43:21 +0000

I have been using Ubuntu as a solution for my ‘silver surfers’ - elderly customers who need a web and email terminal without the unnecessary expense of proprietary brand operating systems. Aside from the benefits of stability and security with Ubuntu, they seem to find it instinctive and easy to use. No need for the sexist stuff, really.

By: cybdrw

cybdrw — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:52:39 +0000

My Girlfriend and my mum.. are ubunting since one years

By: Shreyashi

Shreyashi — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:32:19 +0000

I believe anyone can use any platform (read OS) as long as they are introduced to the basics and some people are there to help. I have introduced many non-techie friends of mine to Ubuntu and other flavours of Linux and after the initial awkwardness of a new system they are absolutely thrilled with the OS platform that provides them such freedom.

This article is a little patronising and yeah technology as such has never been hard for women or for that matter any sub-sect. It is just that people still believe that geeks/ nerds are only males. Which is rubbish of course.

Ah, without digressing, I sincerely believe Ubuntu is the OS of choice for any non-gamer out there who would like to experience a new operating system. Its beautiful.

By: javabean javabean

javabean javabean — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:51:38 +0000

you for got to mention the “meta “”release”" lubuntu

install ubuntu-minimal/ubuntu-standard and then apt-get install lubuntu-desktop similar kind of relationship as kubuntu xubuntu

By: Phillomath

Phillomath — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:50:06 +0000

@Shadowfirebird, My thoughts exactly, they seem to draw a direct link between “female” and “technically inept”. There is more than enough of this crap everywhere else on the internet, I don’t really need to see it regurgitated here.

If you want to draw more women into the community, perhaps start by not insulting them.

By: joeYao

joeYao — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:55:14 +0000

Maybe when Adobe Flash player will works perfectly under ubuntu or Adobe Flash player died!

By: Jerad Jacob

Jerad Jacob — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:46:38 +0000

Ubuntu is not even close to being “Linux’s newest OS”. Please update your article accordingly.

By: shadowfirebird

shadowfirebird — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:07:07 +0000

FYI there appear to be comments that are turning up in the “be notified when someone replies” mails, but not turning up on the actual page.

I see a comment from a ‘Noadi’ who says she’s a woman reader of this blog and is now ‘pissed off’?

By: jordanwb

jordanwb — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:06:27 +0000

My non tech savy Grandfather who is 87 can use Ubun tu just fine, and so can my non tech savy aunt, so can my non tech savy father… you get the idea.

By: tarwater

tarwater — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:15:26 +0000

No it’s not. That’s what Archlinux is for. My non-tech-savvy wife uses it and loves it.

By: shadowfirebird

shadowfirebird — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:55:36 +0000

Apologies if I seem rude, but why on earth would you post a patronising article like this without clearly stating that it came from some commerical mass-media windows-oriented blog?

They claim that Ubuntu is new and can’t even be bothered to use the term “distribution”. Then they have the gall to suggest that women are only just ‘opening up’ to using computers, starting with Windows because it’s simpler?

Hardly a glowing recommendation for Ubuntu written by a competent reporter that’s done their research, is it?

Pardon me. My ire is directed at them, not you…