Is 9.10 a black eye for Ubuntu?
Robert Spanjaard
spamtrap at arumes.com
Sun Nov 15 22:20:36 UTC 2009
On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:14:55 -0600, Willis Taylor wrote:
> First, I am running Karmic n both my primary computer and on the reserve
> on the other end of my desk. Yes, there is a minor glitch with Gimp
> freezing the machine but it has just managed to make me a better
> computer user because I save more often.
>
> Am I mad at the Ubuntu development team? No, I am not. Is there a
> black eye involved? It would appear that there are many as a result f
> Karmic but none of them belong to the Ubuntu Team. When I was a Beta
> Tester for MS I worked with some lousy software. Ubuntu has not dump
> junk on the market that could not get past the Beta Testers ad expected
> people to pay for the privilege of using junk software.
>
> Now, a key point. Anyone that can develop a perfect Operating System in
> six months is not a member of this planet.
Anyone thinking that Karmic was developed in six months while claiming to
have a background in software development is insane.
> Computer users should learn to not cry and to not give themselves a
> reason to cry and stick with the version developed for business and the
> average user. A short term system is nothing more than a beta version
Oh, I'm sorry, I thought that Karmic just moved _out_ of beta status. Must
be my mistake.
> that is to become the LTS version in 11/04. For those of us that enjoy
> the challenge, Ubuntu gives us the latest version every six months and
> we are never asked to spend a dime for it. So why all the tears ad
> discontent?
Because, as you said yourself, Karmic is nothing more than a beta version.
It's not the final release version that Canonical claims it to be.
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Regards, Robert http://www.arumes.com
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