[Eug-lug] Crappy Cow

[Jason LaPier]

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> [mailto:euglug-bounces at euglug.org] On Behalf Of roger
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 12:30 PM
> To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group
> Subject: RE: [Eug-lug] Crappy Cow
> 
> On Fri, 2007-05-04 at 12:00 -0700, Jason LaPier wrote:
> > Sadly, it should be up to these people to more adequately point out 
> > the fact that when you get an OS for free, all the stuff that comes 
> > with Windows isn't going to be in there. And rather than complain 
> > about wanting stuff to "just work" they can remind everyone 
> that the 
> > difference in price of a linux distro and Vista (or OS X for that
> > matter) is a couple hundred bucks. Right now, what 
> > linux-on-the-desktop needs from the media is less hype and 
> more facts, 
> > rather than pretty much lying to readers by saying "they could have 
> > just put this stuff in".
> > 
> > This guy is more worried about titling an article with 
> something eye 
> > catching than actually providing much worthwhile 
> information (some of 
> > his other gems include "Why Gaming Sucks on Linux" and last year's
> > "Review: Ubuntu Linux Just Keeps Getting Better and Better").
> > 
> > - Jason L.
> 
> Jason.  I don't believe this.  Again, Mandriva (Mandrake when 
> I was using it), is almost a trouble free install with some 
> minor h/w install hiccups.  Ubuntu is basically a trouble 
> free install (as easy as a Windows install)... only lacking 
> Flash & Video codec issues, for which, Mandriva and other 
> distros have already resolved with a simple package install.
> 
> This is basically a licensing issue Ubuntu ran into and got 
> cold feet. 

You're proposing the Ubuntu devs are simply using philosophy as a mask
for incompetence? 


> 
> But! there is hope with the following site for Ubuntu users 
> (well known among Mandriva users):
> http://plf.zarb.org/
> 
> --
> Roger
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> Fri May 4 12:30:01 PDT 2007
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