Which one is better Ubuntu Or Fedora 9
Les
hlhowell at pacbell.net
Mon Nov 3 16:59:49 UTC 2008
On Sun, 2008-11-02 at 11:48 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Antonio Olivares wrote:
> >
> >>>> Which one do you think is better and for what
> >> reasons. Ubuntu or Fedora
> >>>> 9. Personally I like Fedora 9.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Better for what? It is a matter of using the correct
> >> tool for the job.
> >>> Mikkel
> >>>
> >> The job is sir to have the best Linux environment. So which
> >> is better,
> >> Fedora OR Ubuntu?
> >>
> >> --
> >
> > Great Question :)
> > Sorry to nose in on this question. But how about BOTH!
> > Fedora for getting in recent/latest packages ie. kernel, gcc, glibc, ..., etc.
> > Ubuntu LTS(Long Term Support), very useful help pages throughout the net(little more than Fedora), more support other than LTS, ..., etc.,
> > cutomized versions(Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Mythbuntu, ..., Ubuntu Christian Edition, Ubuntu Muslim Edition, ...)
> >
> > Which is better Ford or Chevy? Wait there's also Dodge, Toyota, ..., great to have choices. Linux is like this also. I happen to agree with
> > Mikkel on this one :)
>
> While having choices is nice, if you are going to make the inevitable
> internet car analogy, if one of the companies (Linux distros in general)
> only has about 1% of the total market to begin with, would you still
> think it was a good idea to fragment that into a bazillion models that
> can't be supported with interchangeable parts? You aren't talking Ford
> and Chevy here - it's more like DeLorian and Tesla.
>
>
> --
> Les Mikesell
> lesmikesell at gmail.com
>
In that sense, Linux is like GM.
They have one company, with subsideries that make cars for a range of
folks. Fedora would be a Corvette, Ubuntu (no offense) like a
Chevrolet. The Ubuntu versions would be the Impala, the Malibu, the
S-10, etc.
About the 2% issue, since many forms of computational systems exist, and
since consumer computers are the largest group, they all have right now
the equivalent of a Volkswagen in postwar Germany. As one somewhat
famous US Sci-Fi series has made somewhat famous -- Wait for it!!! Or
you could say that Linux is like Postwar Japanese automobiles. Quality
wins in the end. And I think that Quality is inherent in Linux,
although it may not show to some folks quite yet, that will be the
ultimate chooser of winners and losers.
Regards,
Les H
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