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:Tectonic: Dapper Drake Verdict: It Sucks
Tectonic: Dapper Drake Verdict: It Sucks
Jun 12, 2006, 18 :15 UTC (11 Talkback[s]) (9492 reads)

(Other stories by Jason Norwood-Young)

"Loyal Tectonic readers will no doubt have picked up that Tectonic is an ardent Ubuntu supporter. It's what the Tectonic team uses to produce our online publication--and much of the print publication too. Between Alastair Otter and I, we run six Ubuntu machines.

"It's not just that Ubuntu was created by South African Mark Shuttleworth--it's that it is just such a darn good distribution. Things work, usually with minimal effort. Getting new applications is a breeze with Synaptic and Apt. Default configurations are well thought-out and work on most machines 99% of the time. The community is huge, which means amazing support and resources at our disposal. I was certainly a happy and enthusiastic Ubuntu supporter... until Dapper Drake was released..."

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Linux Forums: Ubuntu 6.06 Review(Jun 02, 2006)


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Running dapper drake now for some time,  ...   it doesn't suck, but it isn't perfect ;-)   
Alexander Verkuijl
Jun 12, 2006, 19:16:07
 
...It's what the Tectonic team uses  ...   Is he just trolling for page hits?   
Brandioch Conner
Jun 12, 2006, 19:55:19
 
Clicking the Upgrade button in Update Ma ...   Why didn't they just click the Upgrade button&   
John B.
Jun 12, 2006, 20:10:44
 
I can appreciate objective and construct ...   Whining   
jgotsch
Jun 12, 2006, 21:12:57
 
that's correct,ubuntu REALLY sucks!  ...   ubuntu really sucks!   
Dandy
Jun 12, 2006, 22:48:22
 
But it has a lot of problems. I'm cl ...   I wouldn't say sucks   
alice sysadmin
Jun 12, 2006, 23:39:14
 
Now that was an excellent retort!    ...   Excellent!   
jhansonxi
Jun 13, 2006, 03:13:38
 
I hope that the distro isn't as flaw ...   Well I hope it isn't as advertized   
paul
Jun 13, 2006, 03:42:33
 
The pre release hype did say it was goin ...   Re Whining   
Stomfi
Jun 13, 2006, 09:19:44
 
> I hope that the distro isn't as fl ...   Re: Well I hope it isn't as advertized   
none
Jun 13, 2006, 12:56:34
 
I honestly never understood why everyone ...   Why did people think Ubuntu was great in the first   
Tachyon
Jun 21, 2006, 22:33:11
 
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