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From: arachnid
Newsgroups: alt.comp.freeware,alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject: Re: My ubuntu experience
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:45:43 -0600
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On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:38:49 +0000, Chris Game wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:12:55 -0600, arachnid wrote:
>
>> Yep. I'm somewhat amused by the way the Debian guys get all in a huff
>> and proclaim that there is no significant difference between Ubuntu and
>> Debian. Just ask any nontechnical user who is new to Linux, the
>> differences are *quite* substantial to them.
>
> The only significant difference seems to be the rate of introducing new
> versions. And the install is slightly easier in U. but not much (and could
> be easier still).
The most significant difference is in usability. But the Debian folks
who look at Ubuntu's popularity and scratch their heads don't see it
because they are totally, completely blind to the needs of the
average home-computer user.
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