Ubuntu 12.10 to include ads, will Slackware be next? :-)

688a · 10-30-2012, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by sycamorex

Ihe translation into Chinese has already started but there is still a lot of work and besides the more the merrier so you are welcome to create an account and contribute. Please read the guidelines begore. I am on my phone niw so won't post any links but everything is explained on the main page of the project. Have fun

Alright, see what I can do!

Martinus2u · 10-31-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ReaperX7

Patrick V. knows whats he's doing, which clearly isn't the case with Mark Shuttleworth.

Just because you have billions of dollars doesn't give you billions of IQ points. Better to be broke and smart than rich and stupid.

You can quote me on that.

At least Mark Shuttleworth has done a million times more for the adoption of linux and open source in this world (out of his own pocket) than you who hides behind a nick and posts insulting statements.

Mark Shuttleworth is actually making a mark and should be commended for his efforts. And -- dare I say it in this forum -- Ubuntu is not bad, even if I prefer to run Slackware.

jjthomas · 10-31-2012, 02:53 PM

How could you? I forget that there is a lot of Linux exposure due to Mark's efforts.

-JJ

jtsn · 10-31-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Martinus2u

At least Mark Shuttleworth has done a million times more for the adoption of linux and open source in this world (out of his own pocket) than you who hides behind a nick and posts insulting statements.

I think, Google had done way more for open source than Canonical, especially by sponsoring code contribution via "Summer of Code".

Ubuntu has also failed at their main project goal (see bug #1). I don't think, Ubuntu will outlive Slackware.

hitest · 11-01-2012, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ReaperX7

Just because you have billions of dollars doesn't give you billions of IQ points. Better to be broke and smart than rich and stupid.

You can quote me on that.

I say live and let live.

I really love Slackware, but I also try a lot of other distros/BSDs. If you think that Mark is so stupid why do you run an Ubuntu derivative? I think all distros have something to offer in that they provide an alternative to people who are dissatisfied with proprietary software.

kikinovak · 11-01-2012, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by jaycee4

This is an Ubuntu bug report, but I think it applies equally well to Slackware. I'd be most grateful if someone at SBo steps up to implement the feature!

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...l/+bug/1055766

Thanks for a good laugh!

I had been testing Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Server, desktop, KDE desktop) for a very brief period of time before I quickly got annoyed by the general lack of Quality Assurance. I remember asking on their mailing list how it came that Ubuntu Server didn't display any startup messages, and if there was a way to get them back, since I had to do some debugging on a LAN with centralized authentication. I was curtly told that nowadays nobody in their right mind needed startup messages. Well, maybe future versions can replace all this blank space by a 30-second-advertisement.