[Eug-lug] Crappy Cow

[alan]

On Fri, 4 May 2007, Jason LaPier wrote:

>> 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?

Mandriva is a French company.  They are operating under a different set of 
laws.  (Some say a different reality as well.)

Mandriva leave a lot out of their distribution.  For more information, 
look up the Penguin Liberation Front. (http://plf.zarb.org/)

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