Is Ubuntu safe to try

[Daniel Robitaille]

Jim Cupit wrote:
> Alright, you all are scaring me.  I know a little
> about Linux(Fedora 1), so I thought I'd try a
> different version (Ubuntu).  After reading the users
> list for a while, it seems like it is a continuous
> wrestling match to get Ubuntu to do what you want it
> to.  Is it safe for a relative newbie to try????? Or
> is it going to be too much frustration?   
> 

food for thought:  the posts you see on mailing list are often from people 
having problems, and thus is only a small (and relative negative) subset of 
the user experience out there. So you cannot directly compare the content of 
this list to your future experience with a linux distro.

I'm sure if you were to read the Fedora user list, you would also see problems 
after problems in these e-mails.

And if you know a little bit of Linux/Fedora, I would say that you are 
prepared to start using Ubuntu.  While there are some difference between Linux 
distributions, many concepts are very similar. There is no need to be scared.


-- 
Daniel Robitaille