Hi Lloyd. I did not take offense about the comment on Ubuntu. It was an old joke and it made me smile.... again. :-)
I've used Debian before, but I have moved to Ubuntu because Debian takes forever to release a new version. Almost as long as Microsoft. I like Debian based distro the most. To all the others who was kind enough to contribute to this thread: Your points are taken. I think I'll stick a "normal" vanilla Linux distro and avoid any unnecessary setup. I particularly liked the idea of not cluttering my local environment with too much special setup since I write code for others than myself. One of the more serious issues in the past was the use of Amara (an XML parser). Amara is now a part of Debian and Ubuntu, which eliminates the need for a special build of the module. I just wished that Python was upgraded in the distros. If I want to play with Python3, I will need to compile it my self and specify which Python interpretor to use in each Python file. But this is a small problem. I'm very fond of using emacs for many purposes besides coding in Python. It keeps me productive when I don't have a "writers block". :-) To me a good linux distro contains all the great modes for Emacs and the newest version of Emacs and Python. Thank you all very much. Med venlig hilsen/Kind regards Michael B. Arp Sørensen Programmer / BOFH "If you want to enter my network while I'm out, you can find my SSH-key under my mouse mat" - Michael Bernhard Arp Sørensen On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 10:05 AM, OkaMthembo <zebr...@gmail.com> wrote: > bhaaluu, your comments on Ubuntu are not only offensive, but display > ignorance and arrogance all at the same time. > Ubuntu is based on Debian, but provides a lower entry barrier to Linux for > many. > > Not everybody wants to spend much time doing configurations. Many just want > a system that works. > > Michael, to answer your question - Ubuntu is just fine! > > Regards, > Lloyd > > > > On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 11:11 PM, bhaaluu <bhaa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Michael Bernhard Arp Sørensen >> <mich...@arpsorensen.dk> wrote: >> > >> > What distro do you run? >> > >> >> Debian GNU/Linux >> >> > >> > Another point: There's so many modules on the Internet, that it's >> difficult >> > to get some sort of overview. That's why a distro is such a great idea >> > because so many packages with python stuff is included. Could you get >> any >> > kind of overview over python modules/libs other than a repo in a distro? >> > >> >> Like anything else that is huge, just tackle the parts of it that you >> need. >> >> > >> > I have concluded that there's no such thing as a perfect distro. Only >> some >> > distros come close to perfection. In that case I was wondering if I >> should >> > create my own python repo to set up a good working environment for >> > development. That way I could use any distro. On the other hand, any >> code I >> > migth write would be difficult for others to use. >> > >> > Any ideas or comments? >> > >> >> "Ubuntu" is an African word that means "I can't configure Debian." >> 8^D >> Knoppix, Ubuntu, and several other distributions are all based on >> the fine work that the Debian GNU/Linux community does. Debian >> GNU/Linux is completely Free, and is developed by volunteers from >> around the world. >> >> > >> > I use emacs with rope, ipython and python. I like those in newer >> versions if >> > not bleeding edge. >> > >> >> If you're really serious about having the 'perfect' distro, you can start >> with Debian GNU/Linux and make your own, the way you want it to be. >> While it is not a trivial matter to re-master a Linux Live CD, it is much >> easier than it used to be! You could pack it full of Python! It is this >> reason that there are hundreds of Linux Live CD distributions. Each >> person thinks that their distro is the best. This is one reason why >> GNU/Linux is so fantastic! >> >> > Med venlig hilsen/Kind regards >> > >> > Michael B. Arp Sørensen >> > Programmer / BOFH >> > Denmark >> > >> > "If you want to enter my network while I'm out, you can find my SSH-key >> > under my mouse mat" - Michael Bernhard Arp Sørensen >> > >> >> Why don't you make a Python-centric Linux Live CD? >> -- >> b h a a l u u at g m a i l dot c o m >> Kid on Bus: What are you gonna do today, Napoleon? >> Napoleon Dynamite: Whatever I feel like I wanna do. Gosh! >> _______________________________________________ >> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >> > > > > -- > Lloyd Dube >
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