C R wrote
> Ubuntu is much easier to install than Windows,

I disagree. And I disagree because I've installed Ubuntu (and other distros)
many times on my PCs in the last couple of decades and I've always had
problems with this or that hardware so I had to trim every installation by
hand (sometimes by simply editing a text file).

That's true for Ubuntu from the last decade, but I've never (not even once) gotten Windows to (re)install without having to then driver hunt all over the internet to get things working.
With Ubuntu, the last 6 machines I've converted (after viruses ate Windows on laptops and desktops of friends, family and neighbors) Ubuntu came pre-loaded with most of the drivers, and found the rest during install (another thing Windows installer does not do is download updates during the first install, causing my last re-install of Windows 8 to take SEVEN hours, with no less than 5 restarts). No configuration file editing needed. That's the essence of WHY I recommend Ubuntu.
In short, it's probably time to try to install Ubuntu from THIS decade. ;)


Of course trimming an OS is a lot of fun (for all that like this sort of
things, and I do), but honestly you can't say it's easier for the average
user.

No trimming necessary. Seriously, try it again. It's a completely different experience.

Unless you refer to the installation process itself, where you just
insert a DVD and wait but that's true for both so saying that it's "much
easier" for Ubuntu is still wrong (I don't find it easier to insert Ubuntu
DVDs into my reader :).

It's much easier for a lot of reasons. I personally use a USB disk, so if you don't want to get your hands on a live CD, that's an option too.
Most people buy a new computer when something goes wrong with it rather than re-installing it. This is why I've had so much success with giving Ubuntu to friends and family. I show them the process, and they are amazed at how easy (and liberating) it is. Especially if you've lost the install disk for your specific model of computer (which nearly everyone does over the years). Your option is generally to buy a new windows install disk for hundreds of dollars/pounds/etc.

Personally I think that having a Free Software project mentioning other
relevant Free Software projects to open people's eyes on the fact that (if
they want to) they _could_ use a complete Free Software based system, OS
included, is a good thing.

Agree here.
 
Just pay attention on how it's presented because it can easily degenerate
into a "Linux is better than Windows. No, it isn't! Yes it is!!!"

I also agree with this.
We don't need to mention Windows at all to show people the benefits of Ubuntu.

discussion. And it won't be fair with the big freedom that, thanks to _all_
developers, Inkscape's users have in taking advantage of the same excellent
software in whatever OS they prefer.

There are definite benefits to using Ubuntu over OSX and Windows.
These are not things we can change either, as we have no control over proprietary OSs.

-C

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