And another Ubuntu convert!

[Robert Parker]

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:58 AM, kirk abbott <kirkabbott at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> It has happened and it didn't a big impact, simply because things don't distribute that easily. There are several hurdles that have to be breached that don't exist with the other operating systems.
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> The first hurdle is understanding which distribution is being targeted. One of the items that I have run into, is that it is not a given that an Application available on one distro will work on another. While an advanced user can probably recompile the source on the desired distro, the average user is liable to be clueless about it.
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> The second hurdle is the distribution system. Unlike Windows and OSX, in Linux, most of us are getting our apps via official or otherwise known repositories rather than through third party sites. So most of us are going to be getting stuff that has already been vetted by someone in a position of trust. And anybody violating that trust will get a fast heave ho.
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> There are other factors, but those are the main ones.

Good material. I will be passing your thoughts on to the folks in my
computer club. A mixture of Win / Mac veterans and a few Linux noobs
and wanabes.

Thanks
Bob
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