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@xxxxxxxxx > 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 -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
