On 9/4/07, David R. Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > All, > I am writing this because I am thoroughly confused by something. I have > tried Ubuntu each release since v5. I have to tell you, when it comes > to distros, I do not care for it. Let me be clearer...I can't stand > it. With so many distros already out there, why Ubuntu? Fedora, > OpenSUSE, Mandriva and Debian all have excellent desktop and server > apps. Why Ubuntu? I don't understand this cult-like following, but am > willing to listen. > > Would anyone be willing to help me understand what makes this distro so > popular? > > Focus on the common user: 1. marketing 2. ease of use 3. single CD install
I'm glad there's Ubuntu, for whenever somenewbie asks me what Linux should I try. Advanced users don't ask this question, can decide for themselves. I never tried Ubuntu, but I got a friend who uses and from the looks of it, I don't think I can stand using it myself. Mandrake FTW! A large contrib repository, plf; the better rpm wrapper; devel packages for everything. And still easy to use.
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