<quote who="Howard Lowndes"> > Why doesn't someone just put out a decent desktop distro called "Linux > Home"...
Because brands make statements and associations that people identify with. Do you drink STATE VODKA or STOLICHNAYA [1]? Do you drink NSW APPROVED BEER or VB? DENIM TROUSERS or LEVI 501s? Do you use WEB BROWSER or FIREFOX? I don't know about you, but "Ubuntu" is distinctive enough to catch my eye, meaningful enough to take a place in my brain, and has grown to mean so many more things through association with the product and community that it's now unforgettably linked with warmth, quality and friendliness. There are far more serious and depthy issues that are keeping Free Software off people's desktops than brand names. - Jeff [1] There's a joke in there... Maybe you drink ABSOLUT. -- GUADEC 2006: Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain http://2006.guadec.org/ "I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity." - George W. Bush (by way of Miles Nordin) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
