Ubuntu is now worried about profits

[Manish Sinha]

On 4/25/2010 5:25 PM, Harold Sawyer wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 4:48 AM, Manish Sinha
> <manishsinha.tech at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> The simplicity of Ubuntu installer is the + point for this distro.
>> <snip>
>> Manish Sinha
>>      
> I agree.  Needs to be simple for general consumption and present a
> generic desktop that a majority of people can use like Apple or
> Windows typical install.
>
> An IT professional's job is to customize it, not shop for the
> "perfect" system..  Otherwise they probably should not be using Linux
> anyway.  If it is a tool that will do the job, then they should learn
> the tool and use it professionally as an expert.
>
> If it is a hobby, then we are talking about something else . . .
>    

Agree!
Customization of a distro should be separate from the installer. A 
special application can be created which can be made to run after 
installer is complete.
This can make the installer bloat-free.

Secondly, installing packages and customization isn't so tough. If 
something is tougher, then doing it manually is better suited than 
letting it get done by magic (which turns out to be badly screwed)


P.S: Harold, you forgot to send this mail to the list.

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Manish Sinha