To Automatix or not?

[Lord Sauron]

On 3/19/06, James Gray <james at grayonline.id.au> wrote:
> I've seen some discussion on two separate threads recently about the merits of
> Automatix.  I'd like to share the following from Jeff Waugh (Gnome developer
> ghod and Ubuntu guru):
>
> Quote: Jeff Waugh
> "Please use EasyUbuntu instead of Automatix. There are a lot of disappointly
> bad things done by Automatix that are better to avoid.
> - Jeff"
>
> Take it or leave it.  I'm not trying to start a holy war or dis the Automatix
> people.  Just advertising that there is an "Ubuntu preferred" alternative :)

What on earth is Automatix?  I looked through aptitude, but found nothing.

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