KDE 3.5.6 released w Kubuntu packages

[Art Alexion]

On Monday 29 January 2007 13:11, Donn wrote:
> > >  I really do feel that if Ubuntu
> > > want to draw users away from Windows that they *must* realize what they
> > > are up against.
> >
> > Since when is this the goal of Ubuntu, or any Linux for that matter?  One
> > of the attributes of being non-commercial is that making money is not the
> > goal so you don't have to compete.
>
> I should go on a quote-hunt but it's heading for bed-time here. I base my
> words on many of the blogs that role into Akregator from Ubuntu sources,
> and the many articles on Linux news sites. The things that MarkS says are
> very much "versus Windows" in spirit.
>
> I may be totally wrong here, but there is a Linux Zeitgeist that (for
> better or worse) is positioning itself *versus* Windows.

Just because a lot of Linux adopters don't like windows and like to make 
comparisons doesn't mean that any given distro is competing with Windows.  If 
at all, Linux Distros compete with each other.  

Ford doesn't compete with Mercury -- they are the same company, but loyal 
buyers may make zealous comparisons.


>
> For example Desktoplinux.com has an article titled "A Vista vs. Linux
> Matchup".

That's a comparison, not a competition.

Kind of reminds of the teen music magazines of my youth "Beatles vs. Rolling 
Stones vs. Dave Clark Five".  Just because the magazines created some kind of 
pseudo-competition doesn't mean the bands themselves did.
>
> > I thought the goal of Ubuntu is to provide low cost computing to parts of
> > the world where commercial software is prohibitive.  I thought a parallel
> > goal was to produce a Debian-based system with frequent, cutting edge
> > updates.  I think Ubuntu is succeeding on both of these goals.
>
> Good question. Am I wrong in my assumptions and impressions? If so then I
> must eat my hat (it's not red:)) Thoughts anyone?
>
>  I wanted to quickly add that it's an irony that the country that MarkS
> hails from (South Africa, where I am) can be described as such a part of
> the world (where commercial software is prohibitive) and yet our Internet
> costs us almost the highest rate in the world. We cannot afford to download
> hundreds of megabytes every six months just to keep-up with the upgrades!

That's why Cannonical has a free disc program.


> We cannot afford to join the digital online world because of greed and a
> monopoly. I am lucky to have the connection I do have, I know plenty of
> people who can use a cell-phone but have no idea what email is.


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