The “Ubuntu Equals Linux” Paradox
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| Now, the reason that new users are using Linux is in part to the fact that
| Ubuntu users, or LoCo teams, are actively spreading Linux to new users.
| Notice that there are no other distributions that are spreading Linux like
| Ubuntu. Thousands of volunteers (in the U.S. alone) work to spread Ubuntu
| Linux to the masses. My little CD stand has already distributed close to 500
| CDs. Now that’s what I call progress!
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http://jonreagan.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-ubuntu-equals-linux-paradox/
Almost 500 CDs and no more than a single download. Go ahead and try counting
installations
Related:
There's more to Linux than Ubuntu
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| I already said that it scares me. It scares me that I am in no power to
| change the state of affairs. It scares me because competition between
| distribution benefits them all, perfecting the tools, causing applications to
| be developed, economies and companies created, communities united. Without
| all this, Linux would stop being the "way of the l337", and the title "cool"
| and talent may move to other directions. So I hope it's not too late. I hope
| there's still time to differentiate. To explain to all that Linux is what
| matters, not the specific distribution, no matter how good and successful it
| may be. Hell, I may even use Ubuntu for different purposes, but I will use
| others as well (Gentoo for example, but also Fedora Core/CentOS and others),
| and remember the most important thing.
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| There's much more to Linux than just Ubuntu.
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http://www.thetechandcents.com/2007/12/theres-more-to-linux-than-ubuntu.html
Divining from the Entrails of Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon
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| According to the 2007 DesktopLinux.com survey, Ubuntu is the distribution of
| choice for 30% of GNU/Linux users. The exact figure is questionable, but
| Ubuntu's dominance is not. For an increasing number of people, Ubuntu is
| GNU/Linux. Yet, looking at the pre-releases of Gutsy Gibbon, Ubuntu 7.10, I
| found myself becoming disturbed by the degree to which this popularity has
| translated into uncritical acceptance.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3700666
Ubuntu's Hype is Misleading (Real Test)
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| I'm running a computer institute and I have new, middle and advanced users.
| People who know Linux very well and those who don't even know "L" of Linux.
| Recently, I've been trying different distros. Trying a distro is always based
| on the reviews I read on the web. Most of the reviews are based on the
| stability and performance but none of them I found which is meant for a
| normal user who is a new user in the Linux world. This time I thought, lets
| do it practically, give different distros to my people in the Institute and
| get their opinion. For this I chose Ubuntu, PCLOS 2007,Dreamlinux, and
| Mandriva One.
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http://mag.mypclinuxos.com/html/Issues/200709/page02.html
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