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(a)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