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Raymond Knocks Fedora, Switches to Ubuntu

Posted by Zonk on from the one-unhappy-penguin dept.

narramissic writes "After 13 years as a loyal Red Hat user, Eric Raymond, co-founder of the Open Source Initiative, is switching to the Ubuntu distribution. In a message distributed to Linux mailing lists and news organizations, Raymond cited technical issues with Red Hat, such as the way repositories are maintained, the submission process and 'stagnant' development of Red Hat's packaging technology, as well as governance problems, the failure to gain desktop market share and the failure to include proprietary media formats. 'Over the last five years, I've watched Red Hat/Fedora throw away what was at one time a near-unassailable lead in technical prowess, market share and community prestige,' Raymond wrote. 'The blunders have been legion on both technical and political levels.'"

2 of 608 comments (clear)

  1. He should.. by JonJ · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Fit right in, both Ubuntu and ESR loves proprietary stuff.

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    -- Linux user #369862
  2. Re:Didn't realise this was ESR by digitalhermit · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    We can be a fucking embarrassing bunch at times.

    Heh. Have you ever seen a typical Linux user? They're not the type that seem to concerned with their appearance. Embarassment implies some measure of image consciousness.

    Seriously.