[CS-FSLUG] Yes, Ubuntu can absolutely be the default Windows alternative

[Cia Watson]

On Wed, 2009-10-28 at 18:42 -0500, Timothy Butler wrote:
> On Oct 27, 2009, at 6:57 PM, Fred A. Miller wrote:
> 
> >>
> >> I think it helps too that while Ubuntu has always been user focused,
> >> it didn't overhype and under deliver ala Lindows/Linspire and  
> >> Xandros.
> > Yes.....gratefully, it hasn't!
> 
> 
> 
> 	Yup, and perhaps more importantly, unlike either of those companies,  
> Ubuntu is dedicated to Free Software, so their contributions benefit  
> the whole community...
> 
> 	-Tim
> 

Actually, from what I gather, Redhat / Fedora is a tad ahead of Ubuntu
in their dedication to free software. By that I'm talking about the Mono
debate, or issue. See:

http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/06/02/redhatfedora-drops-mono/
which I got on a Fedora forums thread:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=223113

Speaking of Fedora, I'm beta-testing Fedora 12; installed using the live
CD. It installed evolution email by default, it didn't ask... so I
decided to try it. I hate to say it, but I sort of like it. Claws mail
is a bit faster, but not by much. And evolution seems less kludgy than
Thunderbird, and evolution renders my html email's better than Claws
mail. So I may have found a new email client... in case anyone
cares. :-)