Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If that is the missing quote to which you were referring, then yes, it > was more relevent than the later reference to apt-get'ing msttcorefonts. > > But I didn't interpret it as meaining 'there are lots of efforts going > on in this direction'. It sounded to me like he was saying that lack of > manpower was more of an impediment to easier installation than lack of > technology or licencing issues. If you are reading it differently, then > perhaps it needs clarification.
Things have been done (msttcorefonts) and things need to be done. This is never going to change. Sadly I am no developer, else I would try to help. > I don't really see the reason for the frustration you are referring to. > Ubuntu has some differences in priorities, so it is not unreasonable that > in any objective comparison between it and Debian, there will be advantages > and disadvantages on both sides. I agree. The frustration was about something else, but doesn't matter. > I think the originator of this thread was probably just interested in what > peaples impressions of the differences are, rather than going into the > philosophy behind each difference and long discussions about what can be > done to address any area where Ubuntu seems to have an advantage. But we do want our favorite distro to become better, don't we? I have nothing against long discussions as long as they are constructive in some way. > I'll grant that there may well be good reasons for the Debian installer > not to be able to use my Wireless hardware when the Ubuntu installer > managed it, but I think it would be a stretch to argue that that was > not a disadvantage from the point of view of someone attempting to do > an installation on hardware that uses it - especially someone who may > not be experienced with Linux. I think nobody argued that Ubuntu is most of the times better for newcomers. > That is not a criticism of Debian or a request for change. It is just > information that may be useful for someone deciding between the two > distributions if ease of installation is a priority. It just seems > difficult to make such observations without evangelists getting > defensive. This is never going to change. There will always be extremists on both sides. And I bet, next month when the same question will come up (and it will come up) it will all start from the beginning. The Never Ending Story :) Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
