The Ubuntu Experiment

[Gilles Gravier]

Chris,

Chris Jones wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   
>>>> - Java web applications (yeah... we've got that too)
>>>> - Flash web applications (yeah... we've got that too)
>>>> - Skype (yeah... we've got that too)
>>>> - Acrobat Reader (yeah... we've got that too)
>>>>         
>
> + Google Earth + Picassa etc. The list is longer.
>   
Yes. I limited that... also media players... games...
>   
>   
>> As I mentionned :
>> - Live CD
>> - Free updates (no registration)
>>     
>
> How about the fact that *all* software comes from the same installation 
> sources, the various DEB repos. Same for updates, once you have 
> installed anything via these repos (and I think almost everything you 
> could ever want is available from them) updates for everything, system 
> or applications, come from the same source.
>   
NOT TRUE!

Medibuntu for the codecs / libdvdcss
Skype repository for Skype (though it's also on Medibuntu)
Many other applications (Logitech Squeezebox, for example) have their 
own repository...

Gilles