Comments on: Ubuntu carves niche in Linux landscape

Less than two years into its development, a new version of Linux is generating considerable excitement.

[PCCRomeo]

No 32-bit Version?

........That's stupid..

http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/

[System Tyrant]

Yes...

there is. Intel x86 is the 32-bit version. It's the first one on top.

[CaptainMooseInc]

Dude...

what do you think the i386 version is??? 32 bit genius

[PCCRomeo]

No 32-bit Version?

........That's stupid..

http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/

[System Tyrant]

Yes...

there is. Intel x86 is the 32-bit version. It's the first one on top.

[CaptainMooseInc]

Dude...

what do you think the i386 version is??? 32 bit genius

[System Tyrant]

Ubuntu to me..

is reason to believe Linux can be more. I've tried and failed at Linux many times. To me most Linux distro's come with to much crap ready checked for installation. Although Ubuntu still installs things by default that I don't want I like the fact that it comes on one CD, installs virtually hassle free, and is extremely easy to update and configure.

My hope is that someday one of these companies will create a program like nlite that will allow a Linux distro to be customized without the need for programming.

[System Tyrant]

Ubuntu to me..

is reason to believe Linux can be more. I've tried and failed at Linux many times. To me most Linux distro's come with to much crap ready checked for installation. Although Ubuntu still installs things by default that I don't want I like the fact that it comes on one CD, installs virtually hassle free, and is extremely easy to update and configure.

My hope is that someday one of these companies will create a program like nlite that will allow a Linux distro to be customized without the need for programming.

[Mendz]

Competition...

... among Linux distros is getting tougher... There are more distros to compete with every year... It's Linux vs. Linux for a long time...

competition drives innovation

Competition is a Good Thing (tm) for Linux. Competition drives innovation. There is always going to be someone out there who thinks that he can do it better than the other guys. Its a win-win situation for the end user. Developers are motivated to be better than their competition while we, the end user, benefit from their work.

[Mendz]

Competition...

... among Linux distros is getting tougher... There are more distros to compete with every year... It's Linux vs. Linux for a long time...

competition drives innovation

Competition is a Good Thing (tm) for Linux. Competition drives innovation. There is always going to be someone out there who thinks that he can do it better than the other guys. Its a win-win situation for the end user. Developers are motivated to be better than their competition while we, the end user, benefit from their work.

Why I use Ubuntu

Why do I use Ubuntu? Because I tried SuSE, Fedora, Mandrake and a couple of other "mainstream" distros first. Ubuntu is the only distro that works on my somewhat elderly Toshiba laptop right out of th box, no questions asked.

That's all I ask of any product: that it work. Ubuntu works for me.

Why I use Ubuntu

Why do I use Ubuntu? Because I tried SuSE, Fedora, Mandrake and a couple of other "mainstream" distros first. Ubuntu is the only distro that works on my somewhat elderly Toshiba laptop right out of th box, no questions asked.

That's all I ask of any product: that it work. Ubuntu works for me.