From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On 27 Jan 2026 22:29:00 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
      
   > The numbers don't lie. Ubuntu was the catalyst for a great number of   
   > people giving Linux a chance and the free CDs weren't the only reason.   
   > Unlike most Linux distributions, both the installer and the installed   
   > product worked as they should and it made Linux easy for most people.   
   > That's not to say Debian and others weren't easy enough _before_   
   > Ubuntu's release, but Ubuntu finally attracted the mainstream users who   
   > weren't as dedicated as we all were to getting the operating system   
   > working for us.   
      
   Leading to the Year of the Linux Desktop, right? You may have a better   
   chance of witnessing the second coming.   
      
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