[ubuntu-studio-devel] "elementary OS" ... ONE Ubuntustudio user's thoughts ...

[lukefromdc at hushmail.com]

For something totally tuned and optimized to one system and one user, the
usual recommendation is something like Gentoo. probably better for my uses
but no way in hell I'd want to have to tech support this for someone else. For 
those who are not hackers, Ubuntu-based distros still have a lot going for them,
such as easy online search for help due to the large userbase.

What forced me to Debian was fears that the Snappy transition would screw up 
running a system that is never reinstalled, only update continuously from the 
alpha or rolling release of the day. That sort of thing has no bearing on what is
suitable for someone to download and install in the place of their Windows install
that got flagged by their ISP for sending spam after being botted.

On 9/4/2015 at 10:43 AM, "Ralf Mardorf" <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net> wrote:
>
>On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 15:40:54 +0800, C. F. Howlett wrote:
>>I had SO MUCH fun doing all kinds of multimedia things that would
>>otherwise have been prohibitively expensive under my other OS, and
>>I've happily dualbooted Ubuntustudio since its first release.
>
>That's a good evidence that the Linux public relation works. This 
>is
>what many Linux users claim, but actually there's a huge scene for 
>free
>as in beer software for Windows too, especially for audio and 
>that's the
>reason that so many people wish to get native Windows VSTs to work,
>since they miss a lot of high quality free as in beer plugins, let 
>a
>lone that much software is multi-platform, e.g. GIMP.
>
>I don't like Apple and Microsoft and excepted of a tablet PC (an 
>iPAD),
>I got for free as in beer, I don't use it. There are good reasons 
>to be
>against those companies, but costs, available free or inexpensive 
>art
>applications, user base aren't those reasons.
>
>Regarding the idea of making a new independent audio distro, I 
>would
>prefer an Ubuntu independent distro, assumed the user base would 
>be huge
>enough. I'm against small distros with small user bases.
>
>A new independent distro would cause additional issues. Ubuntu has 
>got
>a clear-cut course, this is an advantage, because making a policy 
>about
>the core architecture of a distro is much work, would come with 
>much
>bikeshedding, flame wars, IOW it would waste much time.
>
>Thinking of the averaged user, beginner, it makes sense to stay 
>with
>Ubuntu. To get something more powerful does mean to restrict some
>things, but this is hard to do for a huge community, regarding the
>different thinking of the individuals. OTOH Ubuntu has it's
>restrictions too. Anyway, balancing pros and cons is easy.
>
>My multi-boot is Arch Linux and Ubuntu. Arch's clear-cut course is 
>to
>be _not_ user-friendly, Arch is user-centric. "[Arch Linux] is 
>what you
>make it."
>
>IMO to provide a good OOTB experience it's good to stay with 
>Ubuntu. To
>avoid the bad side effects I wished there would public relation for
>diversity. There's no need for an oath of allegiance, to stay with 
>one
>distro, one WM/DE etc. forever. Unfortunately Linux has got a 
>religious
>aura.
>
>IMO Ubuntu/Debian, Suse etc. are good for averaged needs, such as
>mailing, browsing, office work, for beginners and power users and 
>for
>special needs, such as audio work those distros are good for 
>beginners
>and perhaps power users too, but power users also can switch to 
>other
>distros that are more DIY based.
>
>My last bikeshedding comment to this thread:
>
>The goal to provide a multimedia distro that automagically works 
>with
>everybody's hardware and that ships with an OOTB to use default
>environment is easier to provide, when being an Ubuntu flavour, 
>then
>when being an independent distro.
>
>Something that should appeal to be independent, tuned, optimised,
>requires interest of the individual user and can't be the goal of 
>an
>OOTB approach distro.
>
>Regards,
>Ralf
>
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