wow thanks alot mr Karsten Wade, this is exsactly wht i was looking for <br>thanks alot<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/7/17 Karsten Wade <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kwade@redhat.com">kwade@redhat.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 09:41:26PM +0800, Izhar Firdaus wrote:<br>
><br>
> i believe he is asking for a way to answer that question ... its a<br>
> very common question asked by users..<br>
><br>
> i usually mention this to new people -> "technically, they are similar<br>
> .. what available in ubuntu can be available in fedora and vice versa<br>
> .. main difference is the goal, community, purpose, and some internal<br>
> architectures " ..<br>
><br>
> I wonder how other Fedora ambassadors answer that question ...<br>
<br>
</div>I answer almost exactly as you do. I say something such as:<br>
<br>
"95% or more of the code is the same, although each distro chooses<br>
how close to 'absolute new' their code is. For example, in Fedora<br>
you might get a number of pieces of software that are newer than<br>
those in another distro, and for other pieces they may be older or<br>
different choices for default than other distros. A lot of the<br>
visual difference you see is just how the desktop is polished.<br>
<br>
The technical differences are mostly visible to systems<br>
administrators and mainly haved to do with package management and<br>
configuration files. All of these differences arise from community<br>
values. If a distro has a value of, 'Be the best desktop possible<br>
that Just Works,' then you are going to make technical, marketing,<br>
and community choices that support that value. If your values are,<br>
'Draw together the best of current 100% free software for our<br>
community of participants to use to improve the state of the world,'<br>
then you are going to make different choices.<br>
<br>
I recommend you study the values of the Linux distributions, try out<br>
their live versions, and pick the one that resonates the most with<br>
your personal values. Then participate like mad."<br>
<br>
- Karsten<br>
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