On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 10:25:49AM +0100, Martijn Heemels wrote: > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:51:59 +0100, Joost van Baal <joostvb@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Sounds interesting indeed. I've been pushing Ubuntu a lot to others, > > but actually never ever touched it myself... > > That sounds kind of strange, Joost. Based on reviews, or because it's > built on Debian? _Lots_ of distro's are based on Debian; even crappy ones :) > I've been wondering if Ubuntu is something I can recommend to my > non-linux-using friends, but without trying it myself I haven't dared to > do so. I've heard friends tell about it's suitability as a user friendly desktop system, and I've read some new about it. > I am myself a happy Gentoo user, but wouldn't recommend it to my > friends <snip> > Right now, I'm still recommending Suse, but a modern, free, debian based > desktop distro would be very welcome. Can any of you seriously recommend > Ubuntu as a distro for your friends who know 'enough' about computers but > nothing about linux? Currently, yes: I believe Ubuntu Linux is the most logical choice for people who need a desktop, don't want to invest time in solving problems (it should "just work"), and can cope with a desktop without the Microsoft tools they're probably used to work with. After next meeting I am probably even more sure. Bye, Joost
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