Alias

Frank wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>> Frank wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>
>>
>> Prove they aren't or STFU!
>>
>> Alias
>
> You idiot! You're the one calling them lies now YOU prove they're not or
> STFU!
> Well...!
> Frank

Well nothing. They're lies. What makes you think I care if you believe
me or not?

Alias