Fedora Desktop future- RedHat moves
Bill Davidsen
davidsen at tmr.com
Mon Apr 28 21:26:52 UTC 2008
Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> Do what you feel is best. I have some qualms with how Ubuntu runs
> their distro, but I doubt they are shared by many. By all indications,
> Ubuntu is a better desktop distribution than Fedora.
>
> I applaud RedHat for their focus, and would like to list some of the
> reasons that I use Fedora and not Ubuntu
>
> * I started linux with RedHat, they made a lot possible for me
I started with the MCC "four floppy" distribution, then SLS, then
Slackware, and came to RH because I was working on machine with RH. And
there I stayed from about 6.0 to present Fedora.
> * I like RedHat as a company
I have a major stake in Redhat (major part of my money, not theirs) ;')
> * I like Fedora as a community
Agree, but that's somewhat changing as the Fedora goals change.
> * I like the idea of pure OSS software, even though i do install
> Flash, Nvidia drivers etc
I have no problem getting the things I need, and many machines run a
pure FC install.
> * I believe a lot of work gets done in Fedora, although sometimes it
> seems like there is no specific objective in mind
Well said.
> * I feel that there are far more jerks/iditos/annoyances in the
> Ubuntu community than i would prefer to deal
Lately (since FC6) things in install have become "half-assed automated."
Hardware and network are configured automatically instead of manually,
but they are not configured correctly. In my limited testing of ubuntu
(again, have to support it) I find that's not true, printers and
scanners really just work, *or* I am asked what I want to do. FC9 alpha
never did like to use the soundcard I wanted, couldn't find anything
with bluetooth, and could speak SMB (not CIFS isn't the same).
> * Fedora works for me
>
Used to... will give FC9 a fair shot when it eventually ships. Or maybe
when the first unity release ships and it stops changing hourly. :->
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Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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