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Thread: How important are these forums to Ubuntu?

  1. #1
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    How important are these forums to Ubuntu?

    I'm just curious as to what other people think... Thats all I can say right now..

    Edit: This poll is open to registered and unregistered users.

    Edit: This has been posted to the Ubuntu-Users mailing list the post is here: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/080402.html

    Edit: This has been mentioned in the #ubuntu irc channel a few times.
    Last edited by ubuntu-geek; June 2nd, 2006 at 08:02 PM.
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    Re: How important are these forums to Ubuntu?

    Vital

  3. #3
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    Re: How important are these forums to Ubuntu?

    They are the backbone of what makes Ubuntu great!
    There is a wealth of knowledge here that is just incredible and the fact that so many people are willing to share that knowledge is what sets Ubuntu apart from other distros I have tried. Couple that knowledge with the community feel these boards have and I think you'll see why Ubuntu is the most popular distro according to distrowatch.
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  4. #4
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    Re: How important are these forums to Ubuntu?

    Absolutely critical: although I switched to Ubuntu not knowing of the existence of these forums, I've learned so much just by browsing and it has helped me no end in hacking my system. During my recent minor difficulties with upgrading to Dapper, I relied heavily on these forums to solve the problems. I didn't even need to post a thread, I just searched for already existing threads on the same issue.

  5. #5
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    Re: How important are these forums to Ubuntu?

    well, when i installed dapper and couldn't get a network connection, i came straight here and found an answer (but no solution unfortunately). i don't think the wiki has any info about the problem i (and many others) were having, so in this case the forums were absolutely vital.

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    Re: How important are these forums to Ubuntu?

    Without these forums, I would have been lost in the Linux world. There are so many questions - and I find their answers here. All this - free of charge.

  7. #7
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    Re: How important are these forums to Ubuntu?

    They are Vital (Critical). They espicially were for me, anything I had problems with somebody was willing to help and it was always a pretty quick answer and put in an easy way for me to understand.

    I wouldn't of started using Ubuntu without these forums, they are a main reason why I use Ubuntu in the first place. When I used SuSE I couldn't get any support from their forums and if I did it was slow and painful.
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    Re: How important are these forums to Ubuntu?

    Thes forums are a main factor in my choosing Ubuntu.
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    Re: How important are these forums to Ubuntu?

    Absolutely vital. They're the main knowledge base of Ubuntu, just look at the many important community projects that were announced here.

    Thank you very much for maintaining this great site!

  10. #10
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    Re: How important are these forums to Ubuntu?

    Without the forums I wouldn't be able to get stuff working optimally (or at all)

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