In the latest Linux Format magazine (LXF94, July), they compare all the major Linux distros. They look at bug fixing speed, number of supported packages, performance, popularity. For being up to date, bug fixing speed, and popularity, Ubuntu is at or near the top. There are lots of other metrics they measure as well. Worth a look if you are considering switching platforms.
Steve Peter Clifton wrote: > On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 11:50 -0400, Tom Zych wrote: > > >> So I am shopping for a new OS. OpenBSD looks quite good and has the >> latest version of gEDA. So, for those who use (or have tried to use) >> gEDA on OpenBSD: how well does it work? >> > > Ooo.. a distro thread to bloat ;) > > If you're moving from Debian, and it was only the release cycle which > bothered you, then "Ubuntu" http://www.ubuntu.com is a logical > "cross-grade". Ubuntu is based on Debian, but have a 6 month release > cycle. Bugs do tend to get fixed. (As I'm sure they must usually do in > Debian - at least the unstable versions). > > Regards, > > Peter C > > > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > > _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
