[clug] Has Ubuntu resulted in a decline of Linux distribution innovation

[Ric de France]

Sorry... that was supposed to be Karun...

2009/6/18 Ric de France <rdefrance at gmail.com>

> Hey Karen,
>
> 2009/6/18 Karun Dambiec <karun at linux.com>
>
>> Given that Ubuntu has become one of the most popular distributions, do
>> you think it has resulted in a decline of innovation between
>> distributions?
>>
>> Alternatives like Gentoo, etc appear to be gradually disappearing.
>> --
>>  Karun Dambiec
>>  karun at linux.com
>>
>> I think that Ubuntu markets themselves very well, but I don't think it's
> at the detriment of any other Linux distribution. Each distribution caters
> for a particular need. I run Ubuntu at work, but prefer to use Gentoo at
> home. And if it wasn't for Gentoo, I wouldn't have the job I have...
>
> The patches / upgrades are still coming through in Gentoo... the web site
> might not have as much in the way of content updates, but there's still
> people working there. The mailing lists are still very active, and so are
> the forums.
>
> ...Ric
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> Ric de France
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