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