I was talking about a newbie into Linux. According to me Ubuntu is the most newbie-friendly Linux distro with its user friendliness, with its looks..... On Dec 31, 2007 12:44 PM, Praveen A <pravi.a@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 2007/12/30, Pratheesh Prakash <royal.mexian@xxxxxxxxx>: > > And thats why I suggest Ubuntu for Linux freshers... > I used to but not anymore (I appreciate the good work Ubuntu has done > in expanding the community, but I can't ignore the fact it created a > weaker community than I would love to see and be a part of) > > http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/User:Pravs/What_Ubuntu_should_do_to_regain_my_confidence > > Not until they fix all these. My recommendation is Fedora or Debian > testing for the Desktop and Debian stable for production/critical use. > These are my personal observations and I make it a point to tell > everyone why I made this decision. You can evaluate these issues and > decide for whom you want to spent your time - those who just use the > community or those who back, stand up for and be a part of the > community. Just look at how each of the distributions treat non-free > drivers. You lose credibility and trust when you don;'t follow what > you preach. > > I would rather spent my time for someone who believes in the community > and gives back to it. After all I'm in it because I want to give back > to the community and be a part of the community. > -- > > പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് > Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! > http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign >