Multiple distro reviews

[Manuel Wolfshant]

On 12/31/2007 10:47 AM, Tejas Dinkar wrote:
> I smell a bias:
>
> According to the TFA:
>
> 1) Ubuntu took 3 attempts attempts to install. But still it got an 8
> in that field, compared to Fedora which got 7
> 2) `System configuration can be fiddly, and configuring wireless
> Internet often requires some knowledge as you probably have to set up
> NDISwrapper.`.... wtf? Because ubuntu uses some magical kernel which
> all wireless drivers work? Notice the `you probably`... ie, he never
> tried
> 3) Maybe we should have a `select which services to keep running` as
> part of the installer? You can't deny Fedora enables a LOT of
> services, many of which take a bit of time to get going.
>
>   
Just two weeks ago I have installed Ubuntu on a Dell laptop belonging to 
a friend. It only took a couple of mouse clicks and no previous 
knowledge (besides the mere "I know there are some binary drivers needed 
and they are not included by default"; note the absence of any mention 
of a specific repository info here) to have ATI (hence 3D video) and 
Broadcom (hence wireless) to have everything working.
Leaving aside any rant or justification about patents and such, from a 
user point of view I would have noted Ubuntu with 9 and Fedora with 5. 
As for the difference between "it just works " and "dig on google for 
what to do in order to add the repository, extract the firmware and 
install it"