On 2008-04-07, Tony Smith <tony_smith100@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:54:37 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>
>> What you say is true for the most part Tony. Yes, a lot of ready to go
>> applications etc come with Linux and with Windows these need to be
>> installed.
>> For most people this is just a matter of inserting a DVD and hitting
>> enter a couple of times.
>> No big problem.
>>
>> Linux however DOES have the built in advantage of easy restore should
>> the system crash due to software or hardware where as Windows requires
>> the user to now go and locate all those disks, do all the individual
>> updates etc.
>>
>> Of course a $40.00 investment in Acronis or even using one of the free
>> tools to image the drive once in a while is a huge time saver.
>>
>> The average person doesn't however.
>>
>> As for your why so many closely related versions of Linux, Hadron
>> answered you very well and I agree with what he said.
>
> A sincere Thank You for a polite and positive reply. Hadron has
> a certain 'way' about his posts, but I get the gist.
>
> It confirms to me my feelings that maybe the way forward is to
> concentrate on application improvement and developing the
> PCLinuxOS's and Ubuntus etc, rather than developing a
> closely related version of what is already available.
> Does Linux Mint, for example, really need to exist?
> There are good home-grown tools in Mint by Clem and his team that
> future Ubuntu's could take on board, and the Mint 'look and feel' could
> be included as an addition to Ubuntu's appearance/themes choice.
> The same could be said for many of the Distros out there,
> and so much time, effort and skill is going to waste by trying to re-invent
> the wheel.
You think that re-inventing the wheel is a waste of time. OTOH,
many of us see this activity for what it is: progress. If it weren't
for people wanting to re-invent the wheel you would still be driving
a Model-T (or worse).
This sort of "waste of energy" goes on all the time in meatspace
and it yields very distinct measurable benefits. Technology improves
and you are able to acquire those improvements from someone.
The fact that 10 or 20 separate companies have their own R&D
departments fiddling with 100 year old combustion engine technology
is a necessary means to an end.
[deletia]
Your "concerns" about Linux could just as easily apply to cars.
The forks are generally where the progress comes from.
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