Two Simple Suggestions for Ubuntu

"My last (admittedly strongly worded) article appears to have touched quite a nerve out there in the community.

"Perhaps some readers jumped the gun when they saw the title and didn't read the whole article, or perhaps I didn't make my point clear. Either way, I've decided to clarify my perspective a little (if anyone bothers to come back to read it), because I actually do care about Linux.

"Clarifications

"The first thing I want to clarify is that I'm not saying Ubuntu is a bad operating system, or even a bad Linux distribution. For ease of use for new users it remains one of the best choices available. I'm also not even saying that Karmic is a particularly worse release than any other. I'm also not saying that Windows is good, nor that OS X is perfect. The reason I referred to OS X is because that's Shuttleworth's goal for Ubuntu - to surpass it.

"I'm a Linux guy. For me, of course Linux is the best operating system ever there was. I want it to be even better."

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