Curious:

[blnchflr]

Poll #1421

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What is your primary OS?

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BSD
1 (3.3%)

Linux
23 (76.7%)

Solaris
0 (0.0%)

Mac OS X
4 (13.3%)

Windows
1 (3.3%)

Other
1 (3.3%)

Other/additional comments:

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Will you be installing Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala (or Kubuntu/Xubuntu/Edubuntu) at the end of October

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I'm already running the alpha/beta version!
2 (6.7%)

Yes, will be installing asap
6 (20.0%)

Will be installing eventually
7 (23.3%)

No, will continue using older Ubuntu version
2 (6.7%)

Am not running Ubuntu
13 (43.3%)

Which method do you prefer:

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Upgrade
19 (63.3%)

Clean install
11 (36.7%)

Comments

[feathertail]

Linux Mint for the win! Tied pretty closely to Ubuntu release cycles, but not, in fact, Ubuntu. ^.^

[blnchflr]

What is the advantage of Linux Mint over Ubuntu, would you say - is it merely not having to install restricted-extras, or are there more goodies :o) ?

[feathertail]

I like the aesthetics, to be honest! "From Freedom Came Elegance" and all that. Plus it's a one-man startup supported by ads (on the site and the forums) and donations. He's writing these add-ons like mintInstall and mintUpdate in Python, and some of them -- like the Control Center and SimpleCompizConfig -- are pretty good! The latter made it a lot easier to set up Mac OS X-style Expose than it was in Ubuntu.

Not too long ago he was posting in the Mint blog about planned updates to mintInstall, and his next post was actually about taking our feedback from the comments and adding in what we said! So ... very responsive, more close-knit feel, very elegant UI and aesthetics.

I actually switched from Ubuntu when I heard about Ubuntu One. Proprietary online services tied into my Free Software desktop? Evangelizing a Free Software desktop that exists as a way to lock people into it? Thanks for the offer, but I'll have to pass. But Mint is actually better IMO. >.>b

[blnchflr]

I hadn't heard about Ubuntu One. And I'm less than impressed with Mark Shuttleworth's comment on girls recently. But I'm such a homebody - I like what I know - and right now I have Ubuntu set up just so…

[feathertail]

Yes, I wasn't impressed by that either ... it's not like he went out of his way to diss them or anything, but it kind of shows the way that he's thinking about it. And I can only imagine he hasn't apologized because he doesn't think it's that important. Maybe things will change soon?

Anyway, yes ... I'm kind of used to tearing my OS apart / swapping computers every so often, even though it's not a good idea. Here's the entry where I wrote about Ubuntu One though: LINK I was a little upset at the time. >.>b

[blnchflr]

:o/