Comments on: A Brave New World for Linux Newbies http://techticker.net/2008/04/03/a-brave-new-world-for-linux-newbies/ educational technology, eLearning & emerging technology Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Andrew Boyd http://techticker.net/2008/04/03/a-brave-new-world-for-linux-newbies/#comment-80 Andrew Boyd Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:50:50 +0000 http://techticker.net/?p=1531#comment-80 Hi Mike, I think that to a certain extent, Ubuntu is becoming the OS of choice for Linux newbies owing to the Asus Eee - anecdotally, people are buying Eees without knowing a lot about Linux and learning through using. And like it or not, FOSS has to become more usable to be used - if Ubuntu is making an effort to become more usable, then more power to them. Cheers, Andrew (Linux user off-and-on since 1993) Hi Mike,

I think that to a certain extent, Ubuntu is becoming the OS of choice for Linux newbies owing to the Asus Eee - anecdotally, people are buying Eees without knowing a lot about Linux and learning through using.

And like it or not, FOSS has to become more usable to be used - if Ubuntu is making an effort to become more usable, then more power to them.

Cheers, Andrew
(Linux user off-and-on since 1993)

]]> By: matt smith http://techticker.net/2008/04/03/a-brave-new-world-for-linux-newbies/#comment-79 matt smith Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:08:10 +0000 http://techticker.net/?p=1531#comment-79 I've been hacking on linux since 2000 and work as a professional programmer. I've used the Red Hat and Gentoo distros. In my opinion, Ubuntu is not a watered down linux distro as you suggest because it is based on the very solid (but slow moving) debian distribution. Ubuntu has taken the debian distro added some paid developers and a specific goal of making it run on anything and just work out of the box. They have succeeded very well. In addition, they have produced a distribution which works for the most hard-core geek because of it's roots in debian. I’ve been hacking on linux since 2000 and work as a professional programmer. I’ve used the Red Hat and Gentoo distros. In my opinion, Ubuntu is not a watered down linux distro as you suggest because it is based on the very solid (but slow moving) debian distribution. Ubuntu has taken the debian distro added some paid developers and a specific goal of making it run on anything and just work out of the box. They have succeeded very well. In addition, they have produced a distribution which works for the most hard-core geek because of it’s roots in debian.

]]> By: ste http://techticker.net/2008/04/03/a-brave-new-world-for-linux-newbies/#comment-78 ste Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:50:02 +0000 http://techticker.net/?p=1531#comment-78 nice little article, i myself am a linux newb. i started playing with it back in redhat beginner days and quickly gaveup im currently trying every so often to learn present day linux through ubuntu, also testing out suse and ubuntus hardy new version i like free, i like control, i dislike some things in linux already and gnome for that matter but wanna learn gnome before i move on peace nice little article, i myself am a linux newb. i started playing with it back in redhat beginner days and quickly gaveup

im currently trying every so often to learn present day linux through ubuntu, also testing out suse and ubuntus hardy new version

i like free, i like control, i dislike some things in linux already and gnome for that matter but wanna learn gnome before i move on

peace

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