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Mad Penguin on Ubuntu 5.10 Preview
atrebuse wrote to mention a preview of the Ubuntu 5.10 Preview release, on Mad Penguin. From the article: " Every community has its heroes. From the beginning of time, we've all needed that special something to grasp onto and worship in one way or another. The Linux community is no different. Sure, there are a handful of people known as leaders or visionaries that people look up to, but what other altars do they worship at? The Altar of the Distro. That's the one I'm referring to. According to the DistroWatch page hit ranking sidebar, Ubuntu Linux has held the title of '"most worshiped distro' for quite some time now. So why is that? Is it because Ubuntu is just that good? Is it because the Ubuntu followers are just sitting there hitting their browsers refresh button on the DistroWatch Ubuntu page? What is it about Mary? "
...the nigger distribution.
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Gah! Slashdotted already! Could only get the first page, but here it is. Quite amusing.
First Look at Ubuntu 5.10 Preview
Last update: 09-19-2005
Submitted by Adam Doxtater
Every community has its heroes. From the beginning of time, we've all needed that special something to grasp onto and worship in one way or another. The Linux community is no different. Sure, there are a handful of people known as leaders or visionaries that people look up to, but what other altars do they worship at? The Altar of the Distro. That's the one I'm referring to. According to the DistroWatch page hit ranking sidebar, Ubuntu Linux has held the title of most worshiped distro for quite some time now. So why is that? Is it because Ubuntu is just that good? Is it because the Ubuntu followers are just sitting there hitting their browsers refresh button on the DistroWatch Ubuntu page? What is it about Mary?
Personally, I never really saw what everyone else saw, but then again I'm not one to follow trends. I've never been a follower and today is not the day I intend to start. I get the overwhelming impression that Ubuntu is the flavor of the month for some strange reason so I've strayed away from it for the most part to see if the hype would die down a bit. Good or bad, I don't need to add to the hype. I review Linux distributions equally and if Ubuntu sucks raw eggs I'm going to tell it to you straight. Granted, I'll get tons of U SUK! UBUNTU R0x0rz email (I know this from experience my friends), but the delete key works wonders on those most excellent pieces of entertainment. You've gotta love zealotry. You really do.
The first time I reviewed this distro I was less than impressed. Since I've used Debian for quite a few years on an off I feel I've got a good feel of what it should and should not be. Sure, there are a bunch of Debian derived distros out there, but with the notable exceptions of distros such as Linspire and Xandros, they're all very similar. When I reviewed Ubuntu 5.04 I felt that there really wasn't anything special about it that would really warrant moving from a stock Debian distro to this one. What did it have to offer? As far as I was concerned? Not much at all. It was just another Debian-based distro that did little for me.
Another thing that irked me was the naming scheme they chose to use. I've got to admit it's just short of scary. Those of you who read my 5.04 review will remember my concerns. For those of you who didn't, here's an excerpt:
The first obstacle I had to get by was the naming the developers chose for their releases. I find it amazing that they've gotten so popular with such atrocious branding. This release (v5.04) is called Hoary or Hoary Hedgehog, which gives me the impression I need to whip out my wallet, pay for services rendered, and hit the confessional in the morning. Taken literally, it means ancient insect eating rodent. Is this any better? Not really. First things first... they need someone to seriously give them proper release names. The current stable release (v4.10) is dubbed Warty, which is another discussion entirely.
Ubuntu's current version this time around is called Breezy Badger, and I'm not going to even bother trying to decipher that. Recently, it was announced that the next release of Ubuntu would be named Dapper Drake... which I believe might translate directly to gay duck. Who knows. Either way, it's just plain horrible. Supposedly it's going to be direct competition for Microsoft Windows Vista. Name-wise... yes I'd say so. Both names are bad, but Ubuntu beats Microsoft hands down in the name only a mother could love category. Some of my best friends are developers, and very talented developers at that. But let me assure you of one thing: Developers make horrible marketing people. They really do enjoy making hair braids from Taco's pubes. Zonk put one around his phallus; it looked like the little crown of thorns Lord Baby Jesus wore. Good luck getting people to pick up Dapper Drake if it's ever to sit next to Microsoft Windows on
yeah nice tiddies!
What's up NIGGERS
I got hoes in different area codes
I got dicks in socks
Cocks on chopping blocks
My rhymes are fearful
My semen will fill up an earful
just ask Kathleen Fent
CmdrTaco is incompetent
Y'all can't fuck with this
Malda can't code in CSS
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Naked People
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by nmb3000 (741169) on Sunday September 25, @10:03PM (#13648479)
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I liked the cover on the old version. You know, the one with the half-naked people [nyud.net]
Can't go wrong with naked. Well, you could I guess, but I wasn't on the cover.
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Here's a screenshot of the logon screen, very cool
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by arothstein (233805) on Sunday September 25, @10:03PM (#13648481)
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Yes, it does appear the grandparent has inserted some sentences. But consider:
1. The article is completely slashdotted. Even the coral caches of the second and third pages don't work.
2. The grandparent post has the article text. I'd rather an article + minor additions than no article at all, any day.
Therefore, mod up the grandparent. It is unfortunate that we have no other way of seeing the article. But at the moment, the grandparent is all we have. If we want to discuss the article, we need to see it. DON'T LET A FEW TROLL SENTENCES RUIN THE SLASHDOT DISCUSSION!
that they rejected this as their new splash image...
There is *no* reason for Ubuntu to be this popular. It's been hyped, probably by people who get paid to hype. They do make money off of their tech support, don't they?
PS I'm COUNTING on flames, and have my filters set accordingly. This is the God's truth as I type it. Normally I'm all for an open debate on Slashdot, but this time, if your opinions differ from mine on this subject, you can basically tell it to the wall.