<quote who="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> > I think ubuntu is great for 'users' who don't want to push the edges.
... Debian users don't "push the edges"? :-) > I struggled to build mythtv. I was asked (sic) why not download mythtv. I > wanted to *build* mythtv, not have and use mythtv. QED I'm not an orniary > user. The opportunity to use pre-compiled software doesn't necessarily put anyone in the 'ordinary user' category. You asked a question, and a possible easier route was suggested. That says more about the context of the discussion than the tools you're using. It's easy to build MythTV on Ubuntu, but of course you need to know the ins and outs of different distros to feel comfortable. There were a few things you didn't know about package management and build tools on Ubuntu; that's okay. Further questions were asked, and answers were given. It's not hard, just different. > My last ubuntu task is to mount a mtdblock device as type jffs2. That will > be interesting! Given that there are mtd and jffs2 drivers in Ubuntu, the 'interestingness' of it will probably be down to your familiarity with how to get things done in an Ubuntu/Debian context... I have to adopt a different thought process when I do sysadmin on Red Hat boxes, too. :-) > And my final parting <smile> > > The reason few people have multiple sound cards is that multiple sound > > cards are generally more trouble than they are worth. > > Is because they are not using SuSE or similar. There it's trivial, > repeatable, reliable (and complicated if you peek under the hood) (Actually, what Mark described is pretty challenging on every platform, not just Linux distributions. But he's coming from a pro audio perspective, not a "sound card and USB headset" perspective, which is not so complicated.) - Jeff -- GUADEC 2006: Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain http://2006.guadec.org/ "Trying to get a PC to analyse one of the most abstract forms of language - the poem - is like trying to drill for oil with a banana." - The Register -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
