I used the previous version of Ubuntu and now I am using the 8.04 and *really* like it. A while back there was a thread about Bill Gates complaining about some M$ software and someone on this list asked why Bill Gates didn't focus on those problems to improve the Windows experience. From my perspective Ubuntu was paying attention and addressed many of those problems in their software. It is a breeze to install or remove literally tons of software. The computer boots up and shuts down very quickly. - just to name two examples.
Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] SanDC, Inc. 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 Phoenix Python User Group - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ed Leafe wrote: > On Aug 21, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Vince Teachout wrote: > >> Let's see, www.distrowatch.com lists ONLY the top 100 distros on it's >> main page, and while I couldn't find a total count anywhere, I snagged >> the HTML behind the "Select distribution" pulldown, and found 349 >> options -- and I have no idea how current they keep that pulldown. > > > Ah, so you're the guy who likes to go into Blockbuster and only see 1 > movie in the store. Anything more than that is confusing. And > neighborhoods where all the houses are different? Too confusing!! > > The only reason that there are only a dozen or so Windows 'distros' > out there is that a) Microsoft actively EOLs them and removes them > from the market and b) only Microsoft can create a distro. > > You could download any distro, change a few things here and there, > and re-package it as 'VinceWare', making it an even 350 distros on > that pulldown. It's not that hard to do. And the thing is that most of > these distros are extremely similar except for some superficial > aspect. There are a few that are specialized for specific uses, but > unless you have a particular need for such a system, you can ignore > these. > > Really, there isn't that much to decide. For regular folks, Ubuntu is > the default choice, with Fedora a close second. If that's too > difficult for you to choose between, then good luck navigating the six > flavors of Vista! > > -- Ed Leafe > > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
