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:Ubuntu 9.04: The Sizzle that Fizzled
Ubuntu 9.04: The Sizzle that Fizzled
May 7, 2009, 01 :31 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (5419 reads)

(Other stories by Ken Hess)

[ Thanks to Ken Hess for this link. ]

"I don't really see any major improvements. It looks the same. It feels the same. Same applications. Same everything.

"Sometimes I feel that whomever is responsible for putting out new distributions feels they must just because it's time to do so. Ubuntu updates every six months whether it needs to or not. No, I'm not disappointed or disenchanted but am a little curious as to why it's such a big deal."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I've been saying this for years!!  U ...   Umm, duh!   
Chris
May 7, 2009, 02:00:47
 
Ubuntu 9.04 is a little better than 8.10 ...   9.04 Blues   
DOn
May 7, 2009, 05:23:01
 
Kubuntu 9.04 is much much snappier and w ...   Kubuntu 9.04   
Brian
May 7, 2009, 15:32:50
 
it seems more polished than 8.10 and ext ...   ext4   
Neo
May 7, 2009, 17:43:44
 
Pointless change for change's sake i ...   His Problem is His Mindset   
Zartan
May 7, 2009, 18:46:06
 
 Kubuntu 9.04 is much much snappier and  ...   Re: Kubuntu 9.04   
GreyGeek
May 7, 2009, 21:27:46
 
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