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The assumption that the greater the initial learning curve and developed complexity the less likely that a particular program will fail. In particular, this assumption is used as an attempt to devalue software that has a GUI. Of course this outright ignores the factors of human error, Object Oriented Learning, the disadvantages of overly complex code and commands.

Here is a applicable example:

Backing up a server via ebox

Versus:

ebox with the GUI

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#1 Posted by TheWHAMBurglar on Mar 13, 2010 11:34 PM

Change log:
Added the GUI link. Which is ironic being that a freetard was arguing that ebox was CLI only.

#2 Posted by Delano on Mar 14, 2010 4:28 AM

Don’t you know it requires more brainpower to press a key than to click a mouse button?! :oP

#3 Posted by TheWHAMBurglar on Mar 14, 2010 8:06 PM

@Delano on Mar 14, 2010 4:28 AM

OH NOES not mah bwain powa!

#4 Posted by kurkosdr on Mar 15, 2010 2:31 PM

This has to be the most retarded TM ever.

The premise is that Ubuntu might not work like you want it of out the box, but if you type some arcane CLI commands, edit some conf files and download some other stuff, it will work like a charm.

What they forgot to mention is that Windows works like a charm too. And without the arcane CLI dance. The only case Windows risks breaking is only when you install new things or upgrading.

But, oh noes, this is also the case with Ubuntu. Dear freetards, what was the last time a Compiz install or that upgrade to the latest masturbating monkey wrecked your system? Why are you pretending problems don’t exist when they are?

For that reason, many freetards choose to stick to older versions, because they fear an upgrade may ruin their install they spent so many hours configuring.

So, here you get it, Ubuntu has the exact same problems with Windows when it comes to upgrading and installing stuff, hence the “always works” promise is yet another cute FOSSie lie. Of course, with the added annoyance that Ubuntu is also a royal pain to configure, while windows isn’t.

I guess that makes Ubuntu worse.

#5 Posted by garegin on Dec 21, 2011 2:20 AM

they should make it so that’s its easy to upgrade. that would cut down on manpower that maintains outdated braches of the software (2.6 updates versus 3.1 branch)

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