Ibus on cinnamon in mint linux getting unstable. Therefore it is making writing in Amharic a bit challenging. I installed xubuntu on a partition and it works perfectly. till now.
I am kind of liking xfce. It is fast and looks nice.
Unfortunately support for amharic on ubuntu is deteriorating. Though I have tried to keep it on subsequent Debian releases Ubuntu has simply dropped it. Amharic doesn't exist on ubuntu language selection menu which is also used in Mint.
The irresponsibility of officials in Ethiopia astounds me. They spend millions on IT equipment and systems but would not spend a few thousand birr for adoption and maintenance of a software that is increasingly becoming the most important piece of software in the whole world and to the world.
Ethiopia could save millions and add tremendous value in terms of education and create an economic opportunity if it adopts open source software, as countries such as Australia, England, Brazil...etc are doing.