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Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Released
Lots of readers told us about the official release of Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn (screenshots here for Ubuntu and Kubuntu). Some readers report that the distribution servers are being hammered. Here is a review of Feisty Fawn. Reader LinuxScribe sends us to LinuxPlanet for the story on a pleasant Java surprise in the release.
It seems as though Ubuntu is intent on cementing its position as the cheat of the Linux distros: each new release is notable for the inclusion of innovative code whipped up by hackers hired by Ubuntu, but rather for which non-Free software they include. This is detrimental to the rest of the Linux distros as it weakens the pressure on Sun cement the deal and release the entire Java as Free Software.
Ubuntu seems consistently (whether it be proprietary, closed, non-Free wireless or video card drivers or this) just to be attempting consistently to squeeze a few extra percent of the market share at the expense of the long-term robustness of Free software.
Maybe the next release should be Sneaky Snake or Conniving Chimp ?
What's .torrent mean?
haha, my image word is: bastard
I make 6 figures working with Debian on the Server and Ubuntu on the Desktop. I'm also 6'6 and 350lbs. Now what is it you just called me?
Many of us, including me, have been asking for a long time for a distribution that fucking works.
And your acceptance of non-Free software now, today means that you'll still be asking for the same thing 10 years down the road. It's a long term losing strategy for very minimal short-term gain.
Ubuntu as a distribution fits into the software ecosystem as a parasite. It gives back very litte in terms of original new code or projects and weakens the push for Free software.
How about Parasitic Pig?
So this is supposed to be the user friendly Linux version... yet not the slightest effort is made to help the ordinary computer user who might want to try out Linux with the installation. How many of those people can go to www.ubuntu.com today and find the right download link? There is no explanation of what the different versions are (server and desktop, okay, but what is "alternate"), no explanation of what i386 and amd64 mean, no mention that you need the .iso file, no explanation of what a .iso file is and what you need to do with it, ... . So much effort is put into making Linux user friendly, yet I bet this week alone thousands of people who catch the Ubuntu hype will be having a look at ubuntu.com, get lost in ftp directories and decide that Linux is still way too complicated.