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Why Ubuntu Linux Tops Debian

Written By
MH
Matt Hartley
Oct 11, 2007

“For those of you who have used it, you’ll know that Debian is a
solid distribution of Linux. Like Fedora or OpenSuSe, it was
developed with all users in mind. Unfortunately, what many of the
geekier users to this day fail to wrap their minds around is that
this ‘Windows thinking’ they complain about is more or less about
ease of use, versus ‘choice.’ And I believe that this is why Ubuntu
is, more than other Debian distributions, out-performing Debian
proper.

“The idea that the average new user really ought to consider
becoming more educated with Linux in order to merely use it is just
plain silly. Granted, for the geek set interested in learning, this
is a great plan…”

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MH

Matt Hartley

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