I agree with Matt's assessment. I use Ubuntu on both of my machines at home, and find it extremely user-friendly, but not dumbed down. It's just simple, and it works. If anyone wants an Ubuntu Warty CD pack (LiveCD + Install), I still have a few, so let me know. I can also burn you a copy of the Hoary LiveCD if you provide a blank CDR :) Matt Brown wrote:
On Mon, 2005-02-14 at 22:00 +1300, SnapafunFrank wrote:
This Ubuntu thing sounds like something I would need to look at closer but my son, who is known to some of you, got to busy to pick one up for me. Have to look at downloading it now that I have ADSL.
Briefly, with security in mind and certainly USER_FUNCTIONALITY, how does Ubuntu compare with Mandrake and KDE ?
Ubuntu is very focussed around GNOME (although KDE is available if you really want it).
GNOME currently has a very friendly attitude towards USER_FUNCTIONALITY as you put it.
In my personal opinion, and this is ONLY an opinion, Ubuntu / Gnome is infinitely more usable than Mandrake or other KDE based desktops. Part of this comes from the fact that Ubuntu is based on Debian, and part comes from my preference for GNOME.
Regards