Ubuntu & Linspire

[Vayu]

Man-Chicken wrote:
> I'm sorry you feel that way, but I really do think that this is the most 
> ridiculous thing I've heard in a while.  Choose your distribution as you see 
> fit, but don't sit there with such arrogance to say which distribution others 
> should choose.  If this news is a problem for you, then it is your problem.  
> If you have a problem with ubuntu or kubuntu, perhaps you should just switch 
> and quit being a stick in the mud for the rest of us.  Trolling on a mailing 
> list isn't really going to change anybody's mind.
>   

I didn't find anything arrogant or trolling about Mr Harts post. He 
spoke only about his feelings for himself. He did not say nor imply that 
anyone should choose a different distro. Nor did he say there was 
anything wrong with this distro. He made a few points about why this 
distro wasn't for him. He also said "The beauty of Linux lies in the 
fact that there is a distribution for everyone."

Please don't insist that everyone should have the same opinion and that 
dissent is unwelcome. Free speech is the cornerstone not only of 
democracy but also learning, growth and awareness.



> On Thursday 08 February 2007 13:19, Joe Hart wrote:
>   
>> Well, that to me is the straw that broke the camel's back.  I'm all for
>> the advancement of Linux and of it gaining popularity, but I was already
>> leary of the way they were heading...trying to remove the command line
>> from Linux is just as bad as Windows 95 taking away DOS.
>>
>> Perhaps I have just grown out of the hand-holding of the community.  I
>> don't want things easier because that makes them transparent.  Perhaps
>> Debian itself is a better alternative.  At least that community is the
>> one that is doing most of the work, and THEY know when things are
>> stable.  The only downside is that they support too many different
>> architectures that hold them back.  There are others...
>>
>> Let Ubuntu/Mepis/Linspire/Mint be for the new converts.  The real
>> hackers won't run them anyway.  You want good information, you need to
>> turn to Debian and since Dapper, compatibility with Debian has been
>> waning.  Dapper is good, Edgy is OK, but I am afraid that Feisty will
>> never make it on my computer.
>>
>> Do I hear Sid calling?  Perhaps Gentoo is knocking on the door...
>> The beauty of Linux is to be able to choose.  I choose control over my
>> computer.
>>
>> The beauty of Linux lies in the fact that there is a distribution for
>> everyone.  I wish all of you the best of luck.
>>
>> Joe
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