On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Wanted to remind of some counter examples, > * Xubuntu 9.04 @ work: > Firefox 3.0 > Thunderbird 2.0 > Pidgin 2.5.5 (supports only IMs) > Emacs 22.2 > * Fedora 11 @ home: > Firefox 3.5.3 > Thunderbird 3.0b3 > Pidgin 2.6.2 (with audio/video support) > Emacs 23.1 > > I find it very inconvenient to use the latest version of most apps on > Ubuntu. You either have to use some buggy package from universe or use a PPA > package. > > PS: A (not-so-expert) friend recently switched to F11 just to use the latest > pidgin :-p I'm not here to bash Fedora. I like it. But I would add that Ubuntu ships Firefox 3.5 too, named Shiretoko to avoid conflicts and I-dont-know-whatelse. I would remind also that Fedora was released two months after the ubuntu stable release. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
