On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Swapnil Bhartiya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just learnt from a friend of mine that I should stop using Ubuntu as > Canonical is not contribiting to the developmemt 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 arguement was, being > run by one man, who may tomorrow change his mind and stop support to Ubuntu, > then what? > > So, I am bringing this issue to the lista and have people's opinion as to > how much Canonical has contributed and how wise is the decision to use > Ubuntu?
Warning - This is a potential flame war question. :-D I don't have the time right now to write my own opinion, but here's a link that might interest you - http://mdzlog.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/greg-kh-linux-ecosystem/ And yes, when I saw Greg's talk, I did notice that he never mentioned having been affiliated with Novell. (ref. http://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/18/kroah-hartman-ms-vanity/ ) cheers pratul -- I check email only twice a day, please use IM if urgent. lut4rp = malloc(sizeof(pratul)) dum vivimus, vivamus. http://pratul.in _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
