cross-platform virus

[Alan McKinnon]

On Tuesday 11 April 2006 16:18, Sasha Tsykin wrote:
> > What measurements and studies have you conducted or consulted to
> > be in a position to say that 'they just leave it and say "isn't
> > that a crap distro."' That looks like an awfully big assumption
> > on your part.
>
> taling to them, and personal experience. The first time I used
> Ubuntu I abandoned it because I couldn't figure out how to gain
> root privileges.

So you have anecdotal evidence. How many users? Provide an integral 
number please.

> >> Furthermore, many major Linux distributions provide these sorts
> >> of choices, eg. Fedora.
> >
> > What exactly do you mean by this? What would you like Ubuntu to
> > change? Minimal/Server/Dev/Desktop install choices are
> > nonsensical in the light of the core Ubuntu philosophy
>
> how?

Ubuntu gives you a desktop with what the devs consider to be the best 
apps in each given category. No confusion, no wondering what else to 
install. It's intended to give an average user the apps they are 
liable to need. Opinions differ as to whether the apps supplied 
really are the best choice, but the intent is to provide a desktop 
that is immediately usable by most users.

However, if you need a development box, then it's a cinch you know how 
to apt-get so that's left up to you. If you need a server-type 
install, then you get to apt-get all the stuff you need.

There's no need to provide several choices of install types, the OS 
wasn;t designed with those goals in mind.

-- 
If only you and dead people understand hex, 
how many people understand hex?

Alan McKinnon
alan at linuxholdings dot co dot za
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