[Ilugc] Canonical Not Great Contributor
- From: kapil@xxxxxxxxxxx (Kapil Hari Paranjape)
- Date: Sun Sep 28 17:29:18 2008
Hello,
On Sun, 28 Sep 2008, Swapnil Bhartiya wrote:
I just learnt from a friend of mine that I should stop using Ubuntu
as Canonical is not contributing to the development of GNU/Linux
systems as compared to other players. He also suggested that since
most of its stuff, or nothing, is upstream so we cant trust it. Also
his argument was, being run by one man, who may tomorrow change his
mind and stop support to Ubuntu, then what?
A lot has already been written about "Canonical's contributions or
lack thereof" and I don't think I want to add to this.
However, your question could also be seen as: "Should I switch from
Ubuntu?"
The choice of distribution should not be made lightly but it is far
from permanent. At the same time, installing a new distribution every
few weeks or even months is not my idea of fun. So having chosen your
distribution work on it and with the community for a while. Make a
contribution which feels like a milestone has been achieved. You can
then re-examine your decision in the light of experience.
Regards,
Kapil.
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