And on that road, I figure I'll share something I ran across in my
google advertisements which caught my eye.
A $299 Ubuntu computer...
2ghz cpu, 1gb ram, 160gb sata drive, nvidia 6100 video card, etc..
figured I'd share.
http://www.zareason.com/shop/product.php?productid=16183
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 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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