Re: [LUG] Distros??

["Ben Goodger" <goodgerster@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 20/10/06, Jonathan Roberts <jonathan.roberts.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Also, I'm not sure how many Debian users run Unstable/experimental (I
can't remember which) that Ubuntu is synced with; or maybe I'm the
only one sticking with testing?

Ubuntu is synced six-monthly with etch at the moment - I'm not sure which of those it is, but I've a sneaking suspicion it's unstable.

> Under the hood, maybe that's true, but on the surface they *are*
> different.  Ubuntu has a different set of defaults, has its own "look
> and feel", and let's be honest here, when dealing with the majority of
> "newbies", the look and feel is likely to be one of the things that
> sells them.

Yes, but other than the look and feel there's no change, and absolutely no need for a separate distro site. There's no such thing as Fedora Kore...

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