Ubuntu is under attack

[Mike Bird]

On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 21:44, Anders Karlsson wrote:
> Sorry, but I am with the developers on this. An MTA need not be
> installed by default as that is more of a server capability, so a user
> installing a desktop would use ubuntu/kubuntu/xubuntu to get desktop
> capabilities.
> A sysadm requiring an MTA should be installing the server install
> (separate ISO as of Breezy) and he can have his MTA straight of the
> bat.
> 
> Mike, you won't win this one. If you made a mistake, picking the wrong
> install image, live with it and learn from the experience. For a
> desktop, an MTA is not required.

We have shown numerous reasons why installing an MTA on all Ubuntu
systems is the right thing to do.  We have shown that it is more
in accord with the Ubuntu goal of "Just Works" then the alternative
of not providing an MTA out of the box.  The Unix tradition (which
is in effect the accumulated wisdom of millions of man-years of
development) says that a mail system should be installed.

And your reasoned and carefully explicated counter-argument is:
"An MTA is not required on the desktop."  "It's more of a server
capability."

Forgive us if we stick with logic over "Mommy knows best", kept
promises (Ubuntu goals) over broken promises, and evidence
over ignorance.

How many alerts has your Ubuntu sent you that you will never
know about?

--Mike Bird