On 19 Apr 2010 00:09
1 GMT, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:27:26 +0100, LD55ZRA wrote:
>
>> Martin Langsholt wrote:
>>> On April 29th, the Long Term Support version of Ubuntu will be
>>> released, a release that Mark Shuttleworth devoted all his time to so
>>> that Ubuntu will finally shoot Windows out of the proverbial window.
>>> Get it at http://www.ubuntu.com/ You'll be glad you did.
>>>
>>> What can be done with Ubuntu:
>>
>> I better book my holidays to avoid the scramble for this wonderful tool
>> which you guys have been talking about for months!
>>
>> Can you explain to me what exactly does it do? Why is there so much
>> "hot air" about it on this newsgroup where people are supposed to
>> discuss Windows 7 problems and workarounds?
>
>It does pretty much everything that most people would want or need to do.
>But without 'activation', insane licensing, cost or malware infestations.
>
>
>>
>> hth
Perhaps a better question is "what does it do that 10.9 didn't do?"
From a quick look at the "new Stuff" entry on the Ubuntu web site it:
Uses a new version of Gnome but doesn't tell us what version it is.
Remembering the cries if Woe and the scramble to re-install the
previous stable version when KDE issued the New, Better, version a
year, or so ago, I'll opt out.
Uses Linux Kernel 2.6.32 and remember this is a Beta version. I
currently use Linux Kernel 2.6.31 in a stable installation.
Firefox and Google is out and Yahoo is in. you use it, I'll stay with
Google - I know that it works.
Twitter seems to be a part of the New Ubuntu - if nothing else a
rather good reason not to use it.
Wow, Ubuntu now has a music store where one may PURCHASE the latest
music. sort of a change from open source, what?
I could go on but the above should be sufficient for anyone who is
interested and probably too much for those who aren't
John B. Slocomb
(johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)