Comments on: My Distro is Better Than Yours…. Not! http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/my-distro-is-better-than-yours-not/ Linux rants, raves and meandering thoughts. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:35:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: grangeexpance http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/my-distro-is-better-than-yours-not/#comment-596 grangeexpance Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:25:40 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-596 Sweet blog. I never know what I am going to come across next. I think you should do more posting as you have some pretty intelligent stuff to say. I'll be watching you <a title="roulette strategy" href="http://www.roulettesniper.com" rel="nofollow">.</a> <a title="blackjack strategy" href="http://www.blackjacksniper.com" rel="nofollow">:)</a> Sweet blog. I never know what I am going to come across next. I think you should do more posting as you have some pretty intelligent stuff to say.

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]]> By: Rene Levesque http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/my-distro-is-better-than-yours-not/#comment-569 Rene Levesque Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:03:38 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-569 >Though Linux distro’s are 99.9% the same I forgot to thank Dirk for making my point: how can you argue about something that is 99,9% identical? >Though Linux distro’s are 99.9% the same

I forgot to thank Dirk for making my point: how can you argue about something that is 99,9% identical?

]]> By: Rene Levesque http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/my-distro-is-better-than-yours-not/#comment-568 Rene Levesque Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:57:08 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-568 Excuse me but distro wars are stupid because distros are all the same if they have the same desktop. Im testing KDE4.1 and 4.2 now and I have Mandriva2009, Kubuntu8.10 and OpenSuse open on three different machines and the difference is minimal especially considering how much you can customize a desktop. The same applies for Gnome. You are right about the other stuff but the premise is still flawed. Distros wars only benefit bloggers who have something to write about. Let's face it, you see the screenshots of a freshly installed distro and they all look the same. I do see a lot of people (especially Debian users) being annoyed by the fanboism of Bubuntu users who behave like everything Ubuntu does is unique, for example "Look, I can have a Ubuntu Live CD", sort of like first time parents. But newbies have always annoyed old farts since back in the Usenet days, I dont see why Johnny-come-to-Linux would get treated any different. Try to be cool and less like a hyperactive 12 year old, tahts all. Excuse me but distro wars are stupid because distros are all the same if they have the same desktop.
Im testing KDE4.1 and 4.2 now and I have Mandriva2009, Kubuntu8.10 and OpenSuse open on three different machines and the difference is minimal especially considering how much you can customize a desktop.
The same applies for Gnome.

You are right about the other stuff but the premise is still flawed.
Distros wars only benefit bloggers who have something to write about.

Let’s face it, you see the screenshots of a freshly installed distro and they all look the same.
I do see a lot of people (especially Debian users) being annoyed by the fanboism of Bubuntu users who behave like everything Ubuntu does is unique, for example “Look, I can have a Ubuntu Live CD”, sort of like first time parents.
But newbies have always annoyed old farts since back in the Usenet days, I dont see why Johnny-come-to-Linux would get treated any different. Try to be cool and less like a hyperactive 12 year old, tahts all.

]]> By: Boycott Novell » Links 22/03/2009: $200 GNU/Linux Sub-notebooks, Metapad Becomes Free Software http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/my-distro-is-better-than-yours-not/#comment-567 Boycott Novell » Links 22/03/2009: $200 GNU/Linux Sub-notebooks, Metapad Becomes Free Software Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:12:46 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-567 [...] My Distro is Better Than Yours…. Not! The way to strengthen Linux is to work for the developers of the distro that you like, to strengthen the community and to help others. The way to strengthen the position of your favourite distribution is to promote it with good public relations and to advertise its merits. Stay positive and we all get better. [...] [...] My Distro is Better Than Yours…. Not! The way to strengthen Linux is to work for the developers of the distro that you like, to strengthen the community and to help others. The way to strengthen the position of your favourite distribution is to promote it with good public relations and to advertise its merits. Stay positive and we all get better. [...]

]]> By: linuxcanuck http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/my-distro-is-better-than-yours-not/#comment-566 linuxcanuck Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:07:38 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-566 Semko, Thanks for the encouragement. It sounds like you and I hgave read many of the same articles. Dirk Gently, There is a place fore good reviews and I am all for reviews that are informative. However, too often they are cloaked hit and run pieces that have no value. If we are comparing distros then it can be done in a sensitive and appropriate manner. The internet is not regulated. I do not advocate regulating it, but I encourage people to be insightful and respectful. Such criticism is rare and has great value. We need more of it. Too often it comes down to causing hurt feelings because distros represent the work of people. Then it becomes tit for tat and leads to pay back campaigns. All of this takes its toll and everybody ends up losing. All distros are good in some respect and deserve credit for what they offer. Some distros get more credit and others less, but that is up to the users of that distro to promote their distro better. That does not mean that you have to take the other guy down in the process which is what sparked this "rant". Thanks for your input. I've read some of your material and enjoy it. Semko,
Thanks for the encouragement. It sounds like you and I hgave read many of the same articles.

Dirk Gently,
There is a place fore good reviews and I am all for reviews that are informative. However, too often they are cloaked hit and run pieces that have no value. If we are comparing distros then it can be done in a sensitive and appropriate manner.

The internet is not regulated. I do not advocate regulating it, but I encourage people to be insightful and respectful. Such criticism is rare and has great value. We need more of it. Too often it comes down to causing hurt feelings because distros represent the work of people. Then it becomes tit for tat and leads to pay back campaigns. All of this takes its toll and everybody ends up losing.

All distros are good in some respect and deserve credit for what they offer. Some distros get more credit and others less, but that is up to the users of that distro to promote their distro better. That does not mean that you have to take the other guy down in the process which is what sparked this “rant”.

Thanks for your input. I’ve read some of your material and enjoy it.

]]> By: Dirk Gently http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/my-distro-is-better-than-yours-not/#comment-564 Dirk Gently Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:34:36 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-564 I know what you're saying, but distro's do vary. Though Linux distro's are 99.9% the same the big differences can be found in hardware support and package managers. A try-to-do-everyting pm usually ends up bogging a system, a good one keeps the systemclean and is close to error free. Most 'best distro is' reviews is usually because of hardware support though because X didn't support their new digital camera... All and all you're right though, I've seen people say their best distro is X and then change to distro Y sometime later. I know what you’re saying, but distro’s do vary. Though Linux distro’s are 99.9% the same the big differences can be found in hardware support and package managers. A try-to-do-everyting pm usually ends up bogging a system, a good one keeps the systemclean and is close to error free. Most ‘best distro is’ reviews is usually because of hardware support though because X didn’t support their new digital camera… All and all you’re right though, I’ve seen people say their best distro is X and then change to distro Y sometime later.

]]> By: semko http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/my-distro-is-better-than-yours-not/#comment-563 semko Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:12:56 +0000 http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-563 This is the best text I've read for a longer period of time. I absolutely agree. I am tired of too many distro "reviews". Almost all are biased. And as you sad they help no one. Thank you for this well written text. Added to my bookmarks. This is the best text I’ve read for a longer period of time. I absolutely agree. I am tired of too many distro “reviews”. Almost all are biased. And as you sad they help no one.
Thank you for this well written text. Added to my bookmarks.

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