http://www.tllts.info/archives/tllts_66-01-12-05.mp3The guys from the linux link tech show had a pretty good review of
Ubuntu (beware that they get fairly ribald on occasion). Actually they
had several shows where they talked about it, but this show in
particular has a pretty comprehensive review from the POV of a regular
user. I have the KDE version (Kubuntu) loaded on a machine here, and
while I don't think it's quite ready for prime time, it is pretty
sweet. I imagine by the time Breezy Badger (their next release) comes
out it will have been polished up nicely. It is *not* a distro for
people who think slackware is the king - it is aimed at ease of
install, and ease of use. There is also no root user by default - you
are supposed to use sudo instead. All in all, I like it a lot, and I
think it will continue to make a huge splash. If you like Mepis,
definitely keep an eye on Kubuntu.
On Apr 22, 2005, at 9:29 PM, Owen Densmore wrote:
> My son Tim introduced me to Ubuntu Linux a while back:
>
http://ubuntulinux.org/>
> While at the Asilomar conference, we bumped into an old friend who was
> convincing folks to have their elder friends get off Windows onto
> Ubuntu in order for them to be less vulnerable to the various elder
> scams that apparently are rife on Windows. Interesting twist on why
> to switch off Windows .. onto Linux rather than Mac!
>
> Actually, one advantage apparently is that Gnome on Ubuntu is more
> windows-like so is familiar to windows users.
>
> -- Owen
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