[Ambassadors] Re: Best Linux distros for power users, gamers, newbies and more

[Ankur Sinha]

On Tue, 2009-05-12 at 09:53 +0200, Rudolf Kastl wrote:
> 2009/5/12 Ankur Sinha <sanjay.ankur at gmail.com>:
> > hi,
> >
> > "Firstly, Fedora just looks better, despite being built around the same
> > Gnome desktop as Debian. The astronomical theme that accompanies you
> > while you launch the operating system is carried on to the blue desktop,
> > and there's a distinct feeling that a lot of love has gone into Fedora's
> > default theme.
> 
> well it is just a theme though. and themes are a matter of taste. i am
> not sure if that is a good argument for the topic "best for power
> users, gamers, newbies".
> from my pov a real power user doesent waste resources on wallpapers.
> but oh well.
> 
> >
> > Secondly, Fedora manages to include OpenOffice.org 3, while Debian is
> > still a revision behind, and Fedora's version of Firefox keeps the
> > original branding, rather than the confusing rebranding of all things
> > Mozilla insisted on by the Debian developers."
> 
> Different target audience and release cycle. Personally i find it
> quite neat that the debian guys dont do compomises on things like
> trademarks.
> 
> >
> > "For every day desktop use, Fedora can't be beaten. The choice of
> > software is excellent, and we can't think of anything that's missing.
> > Fedora's stance on freedom is a little painful if you need proprietary
> > drivers or MP3 support, but these issues can be worked around."
> 
> errm... no comment, btw the debian repositorys still hold alot more
> content. a few years ago linux power users still cared about freedom.
> 
> dont get me wrong... i am a long time redhat/fedora user, but i just
> dont see any really good arguments in the article above... why a power
> user, gamer or newbie would want to choose fedora instead debian (the
> headline claims "best linux distro" but in the end it seems to be a
> fedora vs debian thingie)
> 
> kind regards,
> Rudolf Kastl
> 
> 
> >
> > :D
> >
> > http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/best-linux-distros-for-power-users-gamers-newbies-and-more-596697?artc_pg=3
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Ankur
> >
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> 

hi,

I just posted the fedora part of the post. Read the entire article :)
(the link I've given takes you to page 3).Fedora has been noted as best
for daily use.. They've given other distros etc for other specific
purposes..

regards,

Ankur