Re 2.5.3 release - Ubuntu

[Dennis Powless]

John... I just looked into Mir and you seem to be correct.

Time will tell I suppose...

D

On Tuesday, July 9, 2013, John Ralls wrote:

>
> On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:21 AM, Chris Good <chris.good at ozemail.com.au<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
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> >>
> >> Hi John Ralls,
> >
> > Congratulations & thanks to all that contributed! It looks like a very
> nice set of changes.
> >
> > I'm wondering why you describe Ubuntu as 'aggressive'?
> > Do you perhaps mean progressive? Or has some Ubuntu person hit you?
>
> I call Ubuntu aggressive because even though they are a mass-market distro
> they're effectively shipping Debian Unstable. Users get the latest
> releases, but lose reliability.
>
> The rest of the Linux community considers them aggressive because of Unity
> and Mir, where they're going their own way instead of working with the rest
> of the Linux community.
>
> My Mac's dictionary provides two definitions for "aggressive":
> "ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by orresulting from
> aggression: he's very uncooperative and aggressive |aggressive behavior.
> •    "pursuing one's aims and interests forcefully, sometimes unduly so:
> an aggressive businessman."
>
> I have the second in mind for Ubuntu's packaging policies and the first
> for their development of Unity and especially Mir.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
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