Slightly OT: bad rap for Fedora, and realistic effects

[Arthur Pemberton]

On 2/25/07, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 23/02/07, aragonx at dcsnow.com <aragonx at dcsnow.com> wrote:
> > > Yes technically and for performance reasons command
> > > line is superior but if Linux is to have wide spread use the technical
> > > level of the consumer has to be considered, in my opinion the Ubuntu
> > > distros are an attempt to move in this direction.
> >
> > Fedora/Redhat can NOT be the best distro for all applications.  Perhaps it
> > isn't a very good desktop.  I wouldn't know.  I use them as servers.  If
> > Ubuntu is a better desktop, great!  When I need a desktop I will install
> > that.  I think Redhat/Fedora make superior server distros and that is what
> > I use them for.  There is plenty of room for a great desktop distro and a
> > great server distro.
> >
> > In the long run, it might even be wise for Redhat to specialize on the
> > server sector.  The number of applications that are available for Linux
> > has grown to the point where I don't see how one company, no matter the
> > size, would be able to find the 'best of breed' apps for everything.
> >
> > With growth, comes change.
> >
>
> I agree that one distro should not be both server AND desktop. Even M$
> has a desktop version of Windows (Vista) and a server version
> (Server). Well, it might be more like trashcan version and spambot
> version, but you get the point.
>
> Dotan Cohen

Strange complaint, since Fedora will have a Desktop and a Server spin
- or are you implying that the diff. Windows "versions" are more than
spins?

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