thanks fedora

[Robert Holtzman]

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:57:36PM -0400, Tom H wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Robert Holtzman <holtzm at cox.net> wrote:

           .........snip.........

> >
> > From what I've seen he's right about at least one thing. Fedora is more
> > like "true Linux" than Ubuntu. Ubuntu is getting to be more like Windows
> > with every release. I'll take a long look at Debian Squeeze when it is
> > released as stable. The beta live cd didn't look bad.
> 
> I really wonder what criteria you are using. I use both and, from a
> GUI perspective, I prefer Fedora's colour scheme but Ubuntu and Fedora
> are so similar that you can move from one to the other without the
> slightest learning curve.
> 
> You could say that GNOME is getting more like Windows and that Ubuntu
> and Fedora therefore are getting more like Windows...
> 
> Squeeze is no different. The colour scheme is more neutral but the
> interface is exactly the same as Ubuntu and Fedora's GNOME setups.

The things you mentioned are all cosmetic but while we're talking about
that, for one example, the change in the right click options on usb
drivesfrom "unmount" to "safely remove drive" is pure M$. Maybe the next
release will have  "My Computer" or "My Documents" icon.  Also the
abbreviatedboot messages are another example of dumbing down. If it weren't 
so late and I wasn't so tired I could think of more.

How far are the devs going to go to make Ubuntu non intimidating to the
technology averse?


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Bob Holtzman
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