On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 16:56 +0000, Andy Hudson wrote: > Hi, > > Andy here - _the_ Andy who wrote the review for Linux Format. > > What I don't want to do is kick off a flame war about the relative > merits of Fedora or Ubuntu. What I will do at the start is point to my > closing statement about Fedora which is: > > "Once again a solid distro, with added Xen goodness. Give Fedora a > chance to impress and you won't regret it" > > I didn't realise this review had kicked up such a storm until I had > Andy Green drop me an email to my personal account (well located, by > the way). Kudos to those who have made their way through the issue so > quickly, and thanks for involving me in the discussion/fall out. > > For what it's worth, what I meant to convey with the partitioning is > the lack of re-sizing for the average Windows Joe who needs to make > room on their hard drive for Fedora. Of course I know Fedora can > handle partitioning, as I custom partition my installation as it is. > The annoying thing is that I directly compared Ubuntu's partition > re-sizing ability to anaconda's, but this obviously got cut from the > final review. > > As for Ubuntu getting difficult when straying from the beaten path... > Ubuntu out of the box is perfect for the average desktop user, someone > who needs a web browser, an email client and a word processor. Hey, it > even lets you listen to CDs. Yes, when you start digging and adding > more tools, especially from the universe/multiverse repositories, then > it becomes a bit more difficult to use. > > With regards to the Suck it and See statement - this was added after I > submitted my review, and not by me. I think it's a little harsh > myself. > > As for being someone who prefers Ubuntu, well to be honest I actually > prefer Fedora. Haven't spent some time away from the mailing > lists/wiki I've just had my wiki account reactivated and am looking > forward to writing some docs onto the wiki. I wanted to go with Fedora > as I think it is the more exciting distro, especially after the > sterling release of FC5. > > By all means, feel free to disagree/agree/ignore me, but be warned I'm > feeling a little edgy (no pun intended) after having a tooth extracted > today... I'm happy to answer any other questions you may have about > the review. > > Thanks, > > Andy > Sorry about the tooth, Andy, but for a toothless guy you still bite quite well! Regards, Les H
