Freespire's Google ads: "What is Ubuntu Missing?"

[Karl Goetz]

Scott wrote:
> On Friday 06 October 2006 05:28 am, Shawn McMahon (smcmahon at eiv.com)
> spake thusly:
> 
>> On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 10:18:47AM +0700, Chanchao said:
>>> Sorry, I thought our goal was 'Linux for human beings'.   Human
>>> beings
>> And all human beings have exactly the same priorities in regards to
>> licensing, utility, efficiency, platform support, etc., right?
>>
>> Don't confuse a motto for a requirements specification document.  I
>> get
>> enough of that from our Sales and Marketing folks.  :)
> 
> Honestly I've never understood that slogan. It can be interpreted many
> different ways.
I think thats supposed to be a feature.
> 
> And my interpretation has alwyas been that it implies "we're as easy as
> or better than Linspire..."  In other words, you don't have all
> the "hassles" that you have with other distros getting it up and
> running the way you (a newbis) expect(s) it to.
> 
> And honestly  if that's what it means, I have to disagree.  That's why
> I'm not sure about what the meanting of "Linux for Human Beings" is.
> 
> Personally I like it because (to me) it's "Debian the way Debian should
> have been by now".
> 
at the risk of starting a tangent - whats wrong with debian now? the bit 
where it needs more then 1 cd, or where its not 'pre setup' :|
kk