Ubuntu reflects current state of Linux art
The month of October has been, at least to this writer, one of discovery.
The technical one was by far the easier of the two: changing Linux distributions. While I've done my best to keep tabs on the literally hundreds of different versions of Linux available, at the end of the day one needs to settle down and pick one for everyday use. Operating systems are (and rightfully should be) the boring means-to-an-end part of one's IT needs. But that doesn't mean that the OS should be taken for granted - some are more useful than others.
I ended up installing a version of Ubuntu, the Linux distribution that was almost unknown two years ago but has become the downloader's favourite. Started by South African millionaire Mark Shuttleworth and now supported by a massive worldwide community, Ubuntu offers me the best combination of quality, support and understanding of the needs of both business and community. For instance, unlike both Red Hat and Novell, Ubuntu has promised it will never make one version for commercial customers and a different version for downloaders. The same Ubuntu one can download is the same one that is commercially supported.
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