On Apr 12, 2005 9:16 AM, rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>  I am yet to install Ubuntu as a main desktop. I still have sid as main OS
> due to its friendlier environment for development. But i have to acknowledge
> Ubuntu is a great distro for desktops. 
>  
>  Ian Murdoch was qouted on the article saying,
>  
>  "If anything, Ubuntu's popularity is a net negative for Debian. It's
> diverged so far from Sarge that packages built for Ubuntu often don't work
> on Sarge. And given the momentum behind Ubuntu, more and more packages are
> being built like this. The result is a potential compatibility nightmare."
>  
> 
> "I understand what the Ubuntu folks are trying to do, and they're doing lots
> of good work that will eventually find its way into Debian.  But what we
> really need right now as a community is for Sarge to be released." 
> 
>  "In that respect, Ubuntu's popularity is more harmful than helpful." May
> nakapag-download na ba sa ating ng Ubuntu? Pakopya naman... :)

I have a copy of Kubuntu 5.04 (the KDE-based release).

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