[ubuntu-in] If not Ubuntu then what

[Arvind Gupta]

Hi Rama
              I got your point and somewhat agree with you. Now ubuntu is
definitely becoming big. So it's likely that not everybody's changes will be
met. I agree with Shuttleworth remarks also when he say it's more about
meritocary than democracy. When a coampny become big it's likely to be
happen in any distro.
               Whar are the other distros you have tried , and which you
like please keep us posting abput that. I have tried fedora also but ubuntu
cleary more user friendly.

cheers
-arvind

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:33, K Ramnarayan <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> This isn't exactly a poll but thought that it would be good to know what
> people would choose if they had to move away from Ubuntu.
>
> Before saying anything i want to put this on record. Ubuntu is one of the
> best
> distro's i have ever used. , its ease in installation, responsiveness to
> multitude of hardware, the incredibly large and varied repositories, the
> very
> decent derivatives (Mint, Ultimate etc) . The huge forum and support.
> Basically i like it very much
>
> Over the recent months there has been a lot of chatter about minor and
> maybe
> not so minor aspects.
>
> First there was the dropping and inclusion of different programmes (e.g.
> GIMP)
> not big things but when many small things add up they become to big.
>
> Then there is this
> Ubuntu is not a democracy, Mark Shuttleworth
>
> Sounds crazy saying it like that but to read what he had to say check out
>
> Mark Shuttleworth: "This is not a democracy"
> http://www.webupd8.org/2010/03/ubuntu-is-not-democratic.html
>
> and some related discussions
>
>
> http://www.osnews.com/story/23039/Kicking_in_Open_Doors_Open_Source_Is_Not_a_Democracy
>
> and
>
> http://www.itworld.com/open-source/101641/open-source-not-
> democracy?source=smlynch<http://www.itworld.com/open-source/101641/open-source-not-%0Ademocracy?source=smlynch>
>
> **
> There are many reasons to use Linux and one of them, for me, is not to be
> told
> what to do by a corporation. Sure Canonical is not the new M$, i doubt it
> can
> ever become that. (hope not)
>
> But what makes me uncomfortable is the extent of control Canonical is
> exerting
> over its user base. Many Linux folks , now, are first time linuxers changed
> over from Other OS' mainly because of Ubuntu.
>
> So not debating the specifics of Mark Shuttleworth's comments and the
> reactions
> and the interpretations, I am getting an uneasy feeling. That maybe just
> maybe
> we are becoming Ubuntu dependent and too complacent.
>
> I can walk blindfolded through a typical Ubuntu install and its subsequent
> setup of additional programmes, tweaking programmes to work like they
> should
> for me.  Knowing what repos to add to get exactly what software and where
> to
> source software (tuxwire, zyware).
>
> I cannot be happier with what i have. But what if we need to move to a
> freer
> system. Are there any other distro's out there. Sure there are 600 plus
> many
> of them with a passionate user base and with its attendant problem.
>
> My questions are how would people feel about trying out a distro other than
> Ubuntu (specially first time users), in fact have first time linux Ubuntu
> users
> tried other distro's and what do they feel.
>
> I started of with fedora 1 and went through a variety and can make another
> distro do to my bidding.
>
> My other question is how many of us dual boot a second linux OS and is your
> secondary OS as well set as your primary, are you comfortable with it,
> under
> all conditions.
>
> My 3rd question is what would you suggest people try as a fall back option
> in
> case people want to try and alternative.
>
> My suggestions are Pardus, Mandriva, OpenSuse, Fedora, Knoppix
> Others have suggested Arch Linux
>
> The few times in the recent past when i tried another distro i very quickly
> reverted back to Ubuntu, since i was uncomfortable around my system but now
> i
> think its worth exploring an alternative in great earnest.
>
> look forward to reactions
>
> ram
>
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