An apology is required from me.

[Bryn M. Reeves]

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On 06/20/2012 05:43 PM, Greg Woods wrote:
> What ajax seems to be saying is that it is not realistic to
> include every possible choice in a given distribution. I agree.
> There are desktop environments available for Linux that are not
> shipped with Fedora, and one cannot reasonably complain about that.
> But you still have the choice to use a different distro that
> provides the choices you want if you are not satisfied with the
> choices that one distro includes.
> 
> I don't think the problem is necessarily about saying that "Linux
> is about choice", but about expectations that this means every
> possible choice should be available in your favorite distro.

Yep, I'd say that's a good summary of my take on it too. Linux (or
rather open source) gives you almost unending choice /if/ you are
willing to devote the time and energy, or otherwise pay the costs to
make everything "Just So" for your own tastes.

On the other hand in a distribution like Fedora that aims to have
broad appeal and usefulness and has limited resources to throw at
things you need to take a more pragmatic line to end up with something
on-time and within cost constraints.

Regards,
Bryn.
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