[NTLUG:Discuss] Dallas Ubuntu Team

[Gilbert Morrow]

On 9/11/06, brian at pongonova.net <brian at pongonova.net> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 02:08:01PM -0700, schpenke at juicymumpy.net wrote:
> > Please understand that I am not asking that anyone switch distributions
> > from what they are using specifically to join the Ubuntu team.  In fact
> > I would prefer that those in the group who have found their particular
> > distribution niche stay with what works for them, by all means!  Choice
> > is really the beauty of Linux after all, right?
>
> Oh, make no mistake:  I'm a long-time Slack user, with a bunch of
> other random distros tossed in for variety, but I was very impressed
> with Dapper and with the on-line documentation, something which is
> sometimes lacking with the other distros.  Choice is what OSS is all
> about.


Was not to impressed with Kubuntu , PCLinuxOS is far better choice for
newbies .
Kubuntu installer is left to be desired.
SuSE , make free space , show SuSE where , use YaST 2 , and Smart almost as
good as Synaptic .

I'm just questioning the wisdom of dividing a group (in this case
> Linux newbies) based upon distros.  It seems that affiliating with an
> already-established group would have been more beneficial for all
> involved rather than subdividing a finite population of individuals
> interested in learning Linux.
> Here , here .
> Choice can be good, but it also carries a negative in that personal
> expertise is often wasted on duplicative efforts.
>
>   --Brian
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