Ubuntu is not perfect
Nick Ali, author of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter (among other things), writes that Ubuntu doesn't get a fair shake in a Pingdom report on update site availability. Microsoft had a measured 100% response to pings, Apple a 99.9%. On the subject of Ubuntu it says:
Ubuntu on the other hand came off worse, with only a 98.64% availability for its main repository. That is a total of 1 day, 5 hours and 45 minutes in the three months of this survey.
This brought out an ugly side of Ubuntu Marketing: the self-appointed Defenders of Ubuntu, ready to strike down all perceived slights against it in forums, blogs, and wherever else informed discussion rears its ugly head. Nick Ali (not a Defender, and out of character today) is apparently upset that the headline is misleading (would "Microsoft, Apple trounce Ubuntu" be sufficient?). 'Ed Vim' comments to the Pingdom post itself, saying:
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