Debian Unstable vs. Ubuntu

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:11:19 -0800
Matt Zimmerman <mdz at ubuntu.com> wrote:

Hiya, from a possible convert.  See below:

> > Many say that Ubuntu "forces" its own choices. If you ask me, by all
> > means do that. The desktop doesn't need tons of questions, and
> > nitty-gritty details about every other little aspect of the system. 
> > Users need simplicity, they just want a system that works (trust me,
> > this is the only thing that got me to try Ubuntu and ditch Gentoo
> > for a while, the fact that I got the system up and running in less
> > than 10 mins).
> 
> That's the idea exactly.  In fact, I don't see the Ubuntu approach as
> "forcing" at all; given a simple, working system, the user is free to
> make new choices and depart from the standard configuration as far as
> they like.
> 
> If we did not make these default choices, that would be "forcing"
> users to make a choice before they can have a usable system.

I am soon to install an Ubuntu system over an existing Libranet.  Will I
have the opportunity to keep my /home partition or should I back it up
to CD and replace it later?  Does Ubuntu allow for seperate /home
partitioning?

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