On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:02 PM, Dan Lund
<
situationalawareness@gmail.com> wrote:
> OH wow, a totally different world for me, then...
> Though it's a good thing they've gone down that road. I've learned
> something new today, I feel smart :)
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Lund
> It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it
> to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to
> act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have
> free scope.
> -Niccolo Machiavelli
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Ted Gould <
ted@gould.cx> wrote:
>> Dan Lund wrote:
>>> Pretty much if RHEL does it, CentOS does it, so hardware compatibility
>>> and service level is equal.
>>> Okay, so Ubuntu sounds like it was started as a desktop distribution
>>> geared towards eye candy. Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it.
>>>
>>
>> I would say it a little differently. Ubuntu is designed for consumer
>> level users. It's goals are to be simple to install and configure --
>> not something that requires a manual, but we try to keep a good one of
>> those too. For instance, the Ubuntu installer doesn't ask if you want
>> to install development packages. We assume that your Grandmother would
>> be confused by the question and you can use the application installer.
>>
>> Some other Ubuntu core values are a predictable release cycle (every 6
>> months) and significant community participation (vs. something like RHEL).
>>
>> --Ted
>>
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