Ubuntu 8.04 Is Ready to Take On Windows

Tue Apr 29 21:29:51 UTC 2008

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:15:45 +0100, Avi Greenbury wrote:

>> One thing needs to be fixed before Ubuntu takes on windows.  The ability
>> to totally nuke the boot process through the package manager needs to be
>> removed.  There is NO WAY I can make windows un-bootable through
>> add/remove programs.   Yet, I can remove a few packages with no warning
>> and make ubuntu not boot and unable to run any programs requiring a
>> complete clean reinstall.
>>
>>
> I know I'm probably part of a shrinking crowd, but I categorically _do
> not_ want Linux to be taking on Windows if that means relinquishing any of
> the power that makes it better.

The good thing about Linux is that you don't have to go in a single
direction. One distro can focus on newbies, while another keeps its focus
on experienced/power-users.

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Regards, Robert                                      http://www.arumes.com