Re: [in the news] Linux Format magazine article - Ubuntu vs. Fedora: Which is best?

[Paul-Marc Bougharios <paulmarc@xxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 06:13, Misha Shnurapet <shnurapet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

13.12.2010, 00:15, "Robyn Bergeron" <robyn.bergeron@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Thanks to the folks on the users@xxxx mailing list for sharing this one:
>
> http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/ubuntu-vs-fedora-which-is-best--907546?artc_pg=1

> The Ubuntu team, for example, have radically altered their installer for this release to make everything simpler, easier and more efficient. One of the new tricks is to have the installer collect user input (such as usernames and passwords) while the system install is taking place.
> Enter your user data and system info while the installer is writing packages to the disk, to save a little bit of time.

I think it's a great idea.

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Except that it has some issues such as locking/freezing when the installer is requiring much of the system's resources...

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Paul-Marc Bougharios, Engr
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