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Moshe Goldfarb.
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:56:47 -0400, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> The ´Ubuntu Equals Linux¡ Paradox
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Now, the reason that new users are using Linux is in part to the fact that
>| Ubuntu users, or LoCo teams, are actively spreading Linux to new users.
>| Notice that there are no other distributions that are spreading Linux like
>| Ubuntu. Thousands of volunteers (in the U.S. alone) work to spread Ubuntu
>| Linux to the masses. My little CD stand has already distributed close to 500
>| CDs. Now thatÿs what I call progress!
> `----
>
> http://jonreagan.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-ubuntu-equals-linux-paradox/
>
> Almost 500 CDs and no more than a single download. Go ahead and try counting
> installations
>
>
> Related:
>
> There's more to Linux than Ubuntu
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| I already said that it scares me. It scares me that I am in no power to
>| change the state of affairs. It scares me because competition between
>| distribution benefits them all, perfecting the tools, causing applications to
>| be developed, economies and companies created, communities united. Without
>| all this, Linux would stop being the "way of the l337", and the title "cool"
>| and talent may move to other directions. So I hope it's not too late. I hope
>| there's still time to differentiate. To explain to all that Linux is what
>| matters, not the specific distribution, no matter how good and successful it
>| may be. Hell, I may even use Ubuntu for different purposes, but I will use
>| others as well (Gentoo for example, but also Fedora Core/CentOS and others),
>| and remember the most important thing.
>|
>| There's much more to Linux than just Ubuntu.
> `----
>
> http://www.thetechandcents.com/2007/12/theres-more-to-linux-than-ubuntu.html
>
>
> Divining from the Entrails of Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| According to the 2007 DesktopLinux.com survey, Ubuntu is the distribution of
>| choice for 30% of GNU/Linux users. The exact figure is questionable, but
>| Ubuntu's dominance is not. For an increasing number of people, Ubuntu is
>| GNU/Linux. Yet, looking at the pre-releases of Gutsy Gibbon, Ubuntu 7.10, I
>| found myself becoming disturbed by the degree to which this popularity has
>| translated into uncritical acceptance.
> `----
>
> http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3700666
>
>
> Ubuntu's Hype is Misleading (Real Test)
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| I'm running a computer institute and I have new, middle and advanced users.
>| People who know Linux very well and those who don't even know "L" of Linux.
>| Recently, I've been trying different distros. Trying a distro is always based
>| on the reviews I read on the web. Most of the reviews are based on the
>| stability and performance but none of them I found which is meant for a
>| normal user who is a new user in the Linux world. This time I thought, lets
>| do it practically, give different distros to my people in the Institute and
>| get their opinion. For this I chose Ubuntu, PCLOS 2007,Dreamlinux, and
>| Mandriva One.
> `----
>
> http://mag.mypclinuxos.com/html/Issues/200709/page02.html
Just like Redhat was for years.
Redhat discovered that desktop Linux has no market so they abandoned it.
Ubuntu will discover the same thing.
--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
> The ´Ubuntu Equals Linux¡ Paradox
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Now, the reason that new users are using Linux is in part to the fact that
>| Ubuntu users, or LoCo teams, are actively spreading Linux to new users.
>| Notice that there are no other distributions that are spreading Linux like
>| Ubuntu. Thousands of volunteers (in the U.S. alone) work to spread Ubuntu
>| Linux to the masses. My little CD stand has already distributed close to 500
>| CDs. Now thatÿs what I call progress!
> `----
>
> http://jonreagan.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-ubuntu-equals-linux-paradox/
>
> Almost 500 CDs and no more than a single download. Go ahead and try counting
> installations
>
>
> Related:
>
> There's more to Linux than Ubuntu
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| I already said that it scares me. It scares me that I am in no power to
>| change the state of affairs. It scares me because competition between
>| distribution benefits them all, perfecting the tools, causing applications to
>| be developed, economies and companies created, communities united. Without
>| all this, Linux would stop being the "way of the l337", and the title "cool"
>| and talent may move to other directions. So I hope it's not too late. I hope
>| there's still time to differentiate. To explain to all that Linux is what
>| matters, not the specific distribution, no matter how good and successful it
>| may be. Hell, I may even use Ubuntu for different purposes, but I will use
>| others as well (Gentoo for example, but also Fedora Core/CentOS and others),
>| and remember the most important thing.
>|
>| There's much more to Linux than just Ubuntu.
> `----
>
> http://www.thetechandcents.com/2007/12/theres-more-to-linux-than-ubuntu.html
>
>
> Divining from the Entrails of Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| According to the 2007 DesktopLinux.com survey, Ubuntu is the distribution of
>| choice for 30% of GNU/Linux users. The exact figure is questionable, but
>| Ubuntu's dominance is not. For an increasing number of people, Ubuntu is
>| GNU/Linux. Yet, looking at the pre-releases of Gutsy Gibbon, Ubuntu 7.10, I
>| found myself becoming disturbed by the degree to which this popularity has
>| translated into uncritical acceptance.
> `----
>
> http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3700666
>
>
> Ubuntu's Hype is Misleading (Real Test)
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| I'm running a computer institute and I have new, middle and advanced users.
>| People who know Linux very well and those who don't even know "L" of Linux.
>| Recently, I've been trying different distros. Trying a distro is always based
>| on the reviews I read on the web. Most of the reviews are based on the
>| stability and performance but none of them I found which is meant for a
>| normal user who is a new user in the Linux world. This time I thought, lets
>| do it practically, give different distros to my people in the Institute and
>| get their opinion. For this I chose Ubuntu, PCLOS 2007,Dreamlinux, and
>| Mandriva One.
> `----
>
> http://mag.mypclinuxos.com/html/Issues/200709/page02.html
Just like Redhat was for years.
Redhat discovered that desktop Linux has no market so they abandoned it.
Ubuntu will discover the same thing.
--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
