UITN: Ubuntu's Missing Batteries

[M. Spruell]

Scott wrote:

> Peter Garrett wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:41:44 +0200
>> Phillip Pare <ptpare at lantic.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Some guys are moaning about security issues in automatix and I see 
>>> that Arnieboy, automatix's creator, has responded in a somewhat 
>>> angry manner at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=122797.
>>
>>
>> This is really unfortunate. i get the impression the creator is 
>> taking the
>> criticism very personally.
>>
>> I agree that the idea is good. What a pity, if the writer won't 
>> co-operate
>> or be civil with people who are willing to help improve his software. 
>> Very
>> self-destructive.
>
>
> The creator once took it down because things weren't going his way. He 
> reconsidered later and put it back.
>
> You can draw your own conclusions.
>
> I'd really hoped an honest-to-god Ubuntu developer would have happened 
> upon Automatix by now, thought it a great concept, improved it as 
> needed and helped it land in the official archives.
>

Hi y'all

> For those of you who are not familiar with Automatix alternatives, 
> EasyUbuntu has been rewritten from the ground up in python and it is 
> as safe as can be made.  The former EasyBreezy team joined EasyUbuntu 
> a few months ago, and EasyUbuntu now is a much safer product.  
> EasyBreezy was a fork of Automatix with safety in mind.  
> https://launchpad.net/products/easyubuntu/

M. Spruell