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07-13-2007

Alias wrote:
> NOT Alias - Thank GOD wrote:
>
>> Ubuntu is often hailed as the future for the GNU/Linux desktop and
>> even for the server. This page is dedicated to exploring the downsides
>> to Ubuntu.
>>
>> No established release policy
>> Once concerned with a production-ready release every 6 months, Ubuntu
>> have now decided that some releases will be "LTS" - long term
>> supported. It's hard to depend on a distribution with no set release
>> policy.
>>
>> You don't get the whole of Debian
>> Whilst the core packages are supported, this is only a few hundred of
>> the 20,000 available in the Debian repositories. The rest are not
>> guaranteed to work, and indeed many don't.
>>
>> Jumping the gun
>> You get a very hot off the press Gnome and Evolution suite with
>> Ubuntu, even in the LTS version. There are bugs that don't get fixed
>> on the first Gnome and Evolution major releases. You know the score,
>> 2.00 some bugs, 2.01 getting better, 2.02 finally fixed. But with
>> Ubuntu you get the 2.00 release for it's cutting edge package. These
>> don't get fixed up even in the LTS releases.
>>
>> Easy installer or working installer
>> The installer for Ubuntu is in a state that most projects would
>> consider experimental. Your mileage may vary.
>>
>> Non-Free
>> Ubuntu have been toying with the idea of including non-free software.
>> Whilst other distributions like Debian do this, they have a very clear
>> cut policy of not having such software on their installers, and making
>> the non-free repositories a separate choice inclusion. There is no
>> such division in Ubuntu repositories.
>>
>> Lack of Multimedia
>> So, you may be lumbered non-free stuff you don't want, but when it
>> comes to getting multimedia codecs (including those openly licensed
>> but patent encumbered in some countries), Ubuntu is not so well
>> supported as Debian. The repositories at http://debian-multimedia.org
>> are a one stop shop for Debian multimedia, but don't support Ubuntu.
>>
>>
>
> All lies.
>
> Alias

Prove they are all lies or STFU!
Frank

07-13-2007	#3 (permalink)
Frank n/a posts	Re: Bad Ubuntu Alias wrote: > NOT Alias - Thank GOD wrote: > >> Ubuntu is often hailed as the future for the GNU/Linux desktop and >> even for the server. This page is dedicated to exploring the downsides >> to Ubuntu. >> >> No established release policy >> Once concerned with a production-ready release every 6 months, Ubuntu >> have now decided that some releases will be "LTS" - long term >> supported. It's hard to depend on a distribution with no set release >> policy. >> >> You don't get the whole of Debian >> Whilst the core packages are supported, this is only a few hundred of >> the 20,000 available in the Debian repositories. The rest are not >> guaranteed to work, and indeed many don't. >> >> Jumping the gun >> You get a very hot off the press Gnome and Evolution suite with >> Ubuntu, even in the LTS version. There are bugs that don't get fixed >> on the first Gnome and Evolution major releases. You know the score, >> 2.00 some bugs, 2.01 getting better, 2.02 finally fixed. But with >> Ubuntu you get the 2.00 release for it's cutting edge package. These >> don't get fixed up even in the LTS releases. >> >> Easy installer or working installer >> The installer for Ubuntu is in a state that most projects would >> consider experimental. Your mileage may vary. >> >> Non-Free >> Ubuntu have been toying with the idea of including non-free software. >> Whilst other distributions like Debian do this, they have a very clear >> cut policy of not having such software on their installers, and making >> the non-free repositories a separate choice inclusion. There is no >> such division in Ubuntu repositories. >> >> Lack of Multimedia >> So, you may be lumbered non-free stuff you don't want, but when it >> comes to getting multimedia codecs (including those openly licensed >> but patent encumbered in some countries), Ubuntu is not so well >> supported as Debian. The repositories at http://debian-multimedia.org >> are a one stop shop for Debian multimedia, but don't support Ubuntu. >> >> > > All lies. > > Alias Prove they are all lies or STFU! Frank
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