Dont think so. I think that behind it there's the fairly valid point that certain brands or flavours of Linux are seen as 'cooler' than others, especially amongst the self-proclaimed cognoscenti. And that new users are making different choices from the 'established hands'.
I hope Macmillan's distro goes well for them. I ran a large computer section in a large UK bookshop, and it caused a lot of problems for customers that it took so long for Macmillan to renegotiate/whatever with RedHat and get the current version into the bookshops... There was always a time lag (often months), and always disappointed customers. I had to recommend the Linux Emporium countless times, just so people got what they needed...
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Dont think so. I think that behind it there's the fairly valid point that certain brands or flavours of Linux are seen as 'cooler' than others, especially amongst the self-proclaimed cognoscenti. And that new users are making different choices from the 'established hands'.
I hope Macmillan's distro goes well for them. I ran a large computer section in a large UK bookshop, and it caused a lot of problems for customers that it took so long for Macmillan to renegotiate/whatever with RedHat and get the current version into the bookshops... There was always a time lag (often months), and always disappointed customers. I had to recommend the Linux Emporium countless times, just so people got what they needed...