[Wolves] Ubuntu....

[Kevanf1]

On 20/09/05, Baza <baza at themauvezone.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
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> On 20 Sep 2005, at 11:14, Kevanf1 wrote:
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> > On 19/09/05, baza <baza at themauvezone.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
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> >>
> >>>
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> >> If you get a chance try the 5.10 version, it's loads better.
> >>
> >> Baza
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Oh I will...I just wonder how long it will take to ship the CD's....
> > I could download it but I can wait.  On this very subject.  According
> > to Mark Shuttleworth version 6 is going to be absolutely stupendous.
> > He has actually pitted it up against Microsoft Vista (the next version
> > of Windows barring a name change) which is unusual.  We quite often
> > hear people like us as end users pushing Linux against MS software but
> > for somebody like Shuttleworth to do so is big stuff....scary too.
> > --
> 
> 
> Yeah I've seen that too. I don't know if any linux distro can really
> compete with Vista (Longhorn) unless they both have the same or
> similar ability to interface with, 'PC World' hardware.
> 
> I just hope that when Ubuntu 6.04 comes out you don't need a mega
> uber computer to run it on, like you do with Vista.
> 
> Baza
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My honest opinion as to what is holding Linux back from everyone's
desktop???  The hardware manufacturers who are not yet writing Linux
drivers.  That's it.  I think all the other points people make are
minor compared to that.  I speak as somebody who cannot program but
wants to use a PC for everyday stuff.
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