2009/5/12 Ankur Sinha <sanjay.ankur@xxxxxxxxx>: > hi, > > "Firstly, Fedora just looks better, despite being built around the same > Gnome desktop as Debian. The astronomical theme that accompanies you > while you launch the operating system is carried on to the blue desktop, > and there's a distinct feeling that a lot of love has gone into Fedora's > default theme. well it is just a theme though. and themes are a matter of taste. i am not sure if that is a good argument for the topic "best for power users, gamers, newbies". from my pov a real power user doesent waste resources on wallpapers. but oh well. > > Secondly, Fedora manages to include OpenOffice.org 3, while Debian is > still a revision behind, and Fedora's version of Firefox keeps the > original branding, rather than the confusing rebranding of all things > Mozilla insisted on by the Debian developers." Different target audience and release cycle. Personally i find it quite neat that the debian guys dont do compomises on things like trademarks. > > "For every day desktop use, Fedora can't be beaten. The choice of > software is excellent, and we can't think of anything that's missing. > Fedora's stance on freedom is a little painful if you need proprietary > drivers or MP3 support, but these issues can be worked around." errm... no comment, btw the debian repositorys still hold alot more content. a few years ago linux power users still cared about freedom. dont get me wrong... i am a long time redhat/fedora user, but i just dont see any really good arguments in the article above... why a power user, gamer or newbie would want to choose fedora instead debian (the headline claims "best linux distro" but in the end it seems to be a fedora vs debian thingie) kind regards, Rudolf Kastl > > :D > > http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/best-linux-distros-for-power-users-gamers-newbies-and-more-596697?artc_pg=3 > > regards, > > Ankur > > -- > Fedora-marketing-list mailing list > Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list > -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
