Is 9.10 a black eye for Ubuntu?

Robert Spanjaard spamtrap at arumes.com
Sun Nov 15 23:19:17 UTC 2009


On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:50:28 -0700, Karl F. Larsen wrote:

>>> 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.
>> 
>> 
> 	Karmic = Jaunty + 6 months of design change. I have both on
> this computer and I prefer Jaunty. You might prefer Karmic if you took
> time to use it instead of complaining.

If you'd taken the time to use your brainbefore posting, you might have 
noticed that I _am_ using Karmic.

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





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