On 2008-02-17, Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:48:36 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> ____/ Rick on Sunday 17 February 2008 14:42 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> Ubuntu 7.10 - The Best of Open Source Software
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | The buzz around Ubuntu - an open source Linux distribution that can
>>>> work | on desktops, laptops and servers is immense. Ubuntu is open
>>>> source | software at its best. The open source initiative lays down
>>>> definitions for | open source software distribution.
>>>> `----
>>>
>>> It seems to me that every point in the article equally applies to
>>> PCLinuxOS.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>> http://www.geekmirror.com/2008/02/17/ubuntu-710-the-best-of-open-source-
> software/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Related:
>>>>
>>>> Ubuntu 7.10 - The Best Version.
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Even when you're not the follow-the-crowd type of Linux user, who
>>>> can | resist the plethora of new features on this new incarnation
>>>> of Ubuntu | 7.10 aka Gutsy Gibbon.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.linuxseekers.com/content/view/203/1/
>>>
>>> While Ubuntu is a very solid distribution, I think its excellent
>>> marketing is the thing that has put it out front.
>>
>> I've always thought it was the free CDs (and shipping) that gave it
>> momentum.
>
> That's all part of the marketing.
It also helps something considerable that if you go looking
for help on a particular problem, more often than not you will
find at least one Ubuntu solution. The same goes for Gentoo to
a lesser extent. Both user communities can be used as a resource
for anyone that runs Linux. The Suse HW compatability database
used to be like this.
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