On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 22:53 -0600, Chris Cheney wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 17:13 -0600, Patrick Goetz wrote:
> > I've been out of the loop for a couple of months, so pardon me if this
> > has already been discussed, but Karmic got thoroughly trashed in a
> > TomsHardware.com review:
> >
> >
On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 17:13 -0600, Patrick Goetz wrote:
> I've been out of the loop for a couple of months, so pardon me if this
> has already been discussed, but Karmic got thoroughly trashed in a
> TomsHardware.com review:
>
>http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ubuntu-karmic-koala,2484.htm
I like how they blamed the software center UI for repo slowness. Clearly a
well thought out article.
Dan
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On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Patrick Goetz wrote:
> I've been out of the loop for a couple o
Am 08.12.2009 um 11:03 schrieb James Hogarth:
> Given these were desktops the possible loss in FS reliability on
> crash is an acceptable tradeoff
Neither crashes nor less than 100% file system reliabilty are
acceptable. Never ever. An operating system isn't a children's
playground.
Mark
Well over here carried out 2 upgrades and 2 fresh installs so far. Couple of
minor issues but nothing bug worthy. We use nVidia cards and dual monitors -
had the 'cannot parse xorg.conf' documented issue when configuring twinview
(simple enough to sort out). Also had an issue with filesystem perfor
On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 11:07 +0800, Tim Hawkins wrote:
> I dont know if it is relevant, but looking at the specs of the two
> "unstable" machines listed in the article, both had nVidia chipsets
>
> The one machine (netbook) that they said worked perfectly had an Intel
> Graphics chipset.
>
> Gi
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Tim Hawkins wrote:
> Given the amount of discussion relating to problems with the nVidia drivers
> in Karmic, could this be a factor in this review.?
Given the number of bugs filed incorrectly against the Ubuntu
PulseAudio source package involving proprietary grap
I dont know if it is relevant, but looking at the specs of the two "unstable"
machines listed in the article, both had nVidia chipsets
The one machine (netbook) that they said worked perfectly had an Intel Graphics
chipset.
Given the amount of discussion relating to problems with the nVidia dr
Indeed this list lately has been buzzing somewhat with grumpy messages
regarding Karmic's bellyflop.
I must admit that some of mine could have been a bit less condescending than
they were.
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Patrick Goetz wrote:
> I've been out of the loop for a couple of months, so
