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Why Is The Ubuntu Hoary Beta Release A Milestone?

Posted by timothy on from the it-doesn't-weigh-enough-to-be-a-planet dept.

Mayank Sharma writes "As reported earlier on /., Ubuntu released the "beta" Live CD of their next version, Hoary Hedgehog. While, there have been several Ubuntu reviews after that, no one seems to have covered why the release was an important one. Here I review the CD and, based on a irc conversation with Jeff Waugh, try to explain why this CD is a milestone for the Ubuntu project."

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  1. A lot needs to change by spike42 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Having tried Ubuntu, I found it to be condescendingly locked down and hard to use, for example, when you look through the harddrive it opens each new directory in a new window, which is not fun in a Linux filesystem.

    In addition, it has very few apt-get sources, making it hard to get a variety of software. Also, it's networking setup is trashm: it does not show up on windows or linux networks, and it has problems with sharing file and security.

    All this aside, it does have it's pluses. It has good hardware support, and it makes Linux easy for newbies.

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