Ubuntu = The Best Distro In The World -- For No One!

[Collins Richey]

On 8/15/06, Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Aug 2006, Kurt Wall wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 08:48:19PM -0600, Collins Richey wrote:
> >> Fora slightly more balanced presentation (Q&A) that doesn't start from
> >> the premise "Ubutu sucks", but seeks to explain the recent successes,
> >> try
> >>
> >> http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/linux/2006/0814linux1.html
> >>
> >> I don't find any overabundance of ego in the discussion.
> >
> > ..nor an overabundance of information, IMHO. Not a bad article, but if
> > Ubuntu's differentiating features come down to the community that has
> > developed around it, I think many on this list will recall that Caldera
> > had an active and committed (albeit small) community clustered around
> > it and it still ended up going the way of the dodo and the Edsel. My
> > point being that "community" isn't a viable foundation for a business
> > plan.
>
> Agreed.  I'm still wondering exactly what Shuttleworth's real business
> plan is.  He can't fund it out of pocket indefinitely, and right now,
> that's about all I see on the horizon.
>