Goodbye Linux/Ubuntu

[p.echols at comcast.net]

----- "Gilles Gravier" <ggravier at fsfe.org> wrote:

> From: "Gilles Gravier" <ggravier at fsfe.org>
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 1:16:13 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: Re: Goodbye Linux/Ubuntu
>
> Strange. qTorrent works perfect for me on 10.04. Of course, you are
> using qTorrent from their own repository, and running version 2.2.8?
> Or
> do you run something older?
> 
> What is to be gained from Linux? Choice. Choice of distro. Choice of
> running an older one and still getting updates. Choice of clients.
> Choice of being able to modify what you run in ways that suit you.

The great thing about linux, in general is that you can configure many aspects of the software to behave as you wish.  The frustrating thing about linux is that you MUST configure many aspects of the software to behave as you wish.  I prefer the former and am willing to suffer the latter, others will sacrifice the former in favor of the latter.

cheers,

--PE