I'd like to chime in on this.
Being techy. nothing really bugs me as I think its all POS.
However I do think the Linux desktop is not so good in general.
I've been a big fan of Irix and used to maintain it when it was the
golden child of the Unix desktop.
I've been following the 5dwm project for a while;
http://www.maxxdesktop.com/site/
Anyways, check it out, hope ppl find it use full. Eric Masson was
brilliant for getting this project up and running.
On Sep 28, 2009, at 4:57 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:12 -0500 CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>>> I'm thinking of giving CentOS to a non-tech user for her new
>>>> desktop. He
>>>> needs are small. She has been used to Mozilla for both mail and
>>>> browsing, so
>>>> equivalents there are not a problem. She needs grip and lame,
>>>> for her mp3s -
>>>> again no problem.
>>>
>>> Desktop, non-techie - use Ubuntu instead.
>>>
>>> I'm a big CentOS fan, I joined even the Facebook group (lol), but
>>> its
>>
>> Thats my thought as well. Ubuntu desktop and CentOS for servers.
>> Just wandering if anyone is using the 'Ubuntu Server Edition's'?
>> They
>> seem appealing but CentOS is what I am used too on servers now.
>> Thought about loading it up on a box to just try though.
>
> I use CentOS on my desktop and my Laptop.
>
> It is also the version I set up at the local library(1), which
> *used* to
> have Ubuntu. There where two main problems with Ubuntu:
>
> 1) Ubuntu really needs more frequent total updates (it is not a
> long-term stable release). The Ubuntu system that was on the local
> library's server was unable to get updates (apt-get would fail -- I
> ended up manually downloading packages and installing by hand (using
> raw
> dpkg commands -- ala using raw rpm instead of yum).
>
> 2) Ubuntu generally sucked as a server O/S -- it was trying to be way
> too clever about some things -- drove me up the wall (doing *stupid*
> things like constantly automounting the USB connected backup disk
> whenever someone logged in and swaping the ethernet cards around,
> seemingly at random).
>
> CentOS as a desktop system (or laptop) is perfectly fine, *even for
> non-techies*, which would most of the users at the local library. I
> guess the only issue would be in terms of support for really new
> hardware (which is not an issue at the local library, since the
> hardware not this years model). One can get the 'missing' multimedia
> goodies from RPMForge or EPel (or even from Adobe's repo [flash and
> acroread]).
>
> (1) http://www.deepsoft.com/2009/08/setting-up-thin-clients-at-the-wendell-free-library-part-1/
>>
>> Matt
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