Ubuntu & Linspire
Daniel Pittman
daniel at rimspace.net
Fri Feb 9 01:26:07 UTC 2007
Joe Hart <j.hart at orange.nl> writes:
> Jonathan Jesse wrote:
>
>> Wow, lots of broad statements there.... I always thought the beauty
>> of Ubuntu was that all the command line stuff, the "hardcore", is
>> still there and one can use it if he/she wants to or if one is closer
>> to a "newbie" then he/she can use the graphical options to
>> change/update/configure their system.
>
> Well, yes and no. Take a look at this:
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelCustomBuild
>
> They explain (sort of) how to do it right after they say it will void
> any contract you have for support. All "hardcore" users know that
> compiling your own kernel is the best way to tune your system to your
> own hardware.
All "hardcore" users are damned fools, apparently. This is, not least,
because there is no statistically significant measurable difference
between a generic kernel and one that you "tune ... to your own
hardware."
> Why do I need floppy support, parallel port, serial port, bluetooth,
> pcmcia, etc. if my computer doesn't have, or use them?
Do you /really/ miss the 77MB of disk space they consume?
Do you actually know that is the one and only resource they consume?
> Why is there a 'restricted modules' in the first place?
Licensing reasons. "Hardcore" users, of course, don't care for that law
and disregard it. Companies lack that luxury.
> Sudo/Root?
Good security practice? Is it that hard for a "hardcore" user to run
'sudo passwd root' -- I mean, seriously.
These are the "hardcore!" They know how to use the command line, and it
isn't like Ubuntu prevents you setting a root password -- or even blinks
if you do.
> Wacom devices in xorg.conf?
I guess "hardcore" users don't own Wacom tablets, but they do own USB
mice, right?
I infer this because you whine about Wacom tablets being configured to
work "out of the box" but we don't hear complaints that xorg.conf
contains definitions for USB mice...
> There are many 'strange' ways of doing things in *buntu.
>
> Don't get me wrong. Kubuntu is a fine distribution. It's just not
> what I have decided is best for me. I have learned a lot in the last
> year, and I have learned that with *ubuntu I don't have as much
> control as I would like.
>From your complaints, and from your definition of a "hardcore" user I
suspect you would find Gentoo the most satisfactory distribution.
It aims to provide all the twiddling you want, even if they also have
the drawback of wanting to provide a system that works when you plug it
in...
Regards,
Daniel
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