Favorite linux distro, version 3 i think Options

[Maccabee]

Before I ever install a distro I research it to make sure im not wasting my time. Everyones ultimate goal when distro shopping is something light, good looking, user friendly, usually its best to have something with some kind of community and something you like the feel of!

For a long time i didnt think about steering away from gnome, and I didnt like kde cause normally it was more ugly but when i saw kde distros they looked more complete and I just liked the feel. I tried mandriva and it was a lot faster than ubuntu and I like it a lot. I looked at other distros like it and the top distros that I find that were very similiar were

mandriva
openSUSE
linux mint

I think i have decided those are my favorite three kde distros and Ive been liking kde better then gnome so my favorite distro is...

Linux mint!

I like the look and feel and its fast and comes with codecs(doesnt really matter) preinstalled and even though in the end many distros are so similiar I just decided I it was my favorite!

I understand if you say "tldr". Just tell me your current favorite distro.

[Maccabee]

Ubuntu is free? There are many distros that are just ubuntu but have many additions and have been modified for the better.

Is there a dvd version you can pay for?

[Uronacid]

It's not dying... it's just progressing more to become like windows. Maybe you should read the full context.

I'm getting the impression, you're calling people who don't have time to learn how to make scripts and create custom drivers... lazy. If everyone did that, you and I would be out of job. :/

Ubuntu is free? There are many distros that are just ubuntu but have many additions and have been modified for the better.

Is there a dvd version you can pay for?

You can probably buy the dvd, or burn it for yourself. I don't think the distro costs anything.

[illriginal]

I'm getting the impression, you're calling people who don't have time to learn how to make scripts and create custom drivers... lazy. If everyone did that, you and I would be out of job. :/

No one gets paid in the Linux community for developing drivers unless they work for a company who personally pays him/her to develop such things. So yes, I'm calling people who don't have the time to learn how to use terminal commands or compile for that matter, drivers, lazy.

Ubuntu is free? There are many distros that are just ubuntu but have many additions and have been modified for the better.

Is there a dvd version you can pay for?

All Linux distros are downloadable and free. There's a couple or few that you actually have to pay for because they're primarily for commercial/server use. If Ubuntu is much larger than 700MB, then yes, of course you can purchase their DVD. Which I can imagine, would be no more than $15 per copy.

I don't understand what you mean that there are many distros that are just Ubuntu but have different additions or have ben modified for the better.

In general, Linux is installed, and you, the user, are supposed to build the rest of your Linux box for your means. Unlike Windows which comes with everything installed which causes the operating system act very slow.

[Uronacid]

No one gets paid in the Linux community for developing drivers unless they work for a company who personally pays him/her to develop such things. So yes, I'm calling people who don't have the time to learn how to use terminal commands or compile for that matter, drivers, lazy.

Many people who don't understand these things aren't lazy. They just don't have the time to learn because they're busy specializing in other areas. Maybe they're auto-mechanics, firefighters, plumbers, heating and cooling experts, graphic designers, musicians, or accountants. Who knows what they could be. They just don't have the time to learn how to build drivers or use the terminal.

People don't have time to learn. This is the vary reason linux has not taken control of the market and you're criticizing the developers and/or users for acknowledging the problem and attempting to fix it. Linux is not user friendly, and that is its flaw. Why should Joe, who's been using Windows XP for years, switch to Linux? I'm sure you could give him a host of reasons, but moment he realizes he'll need to re-learn everything he knew about computers is the moment he'll turn away from it.

An operating system needs to make itself available to the novice user that doesn't have time to learn about its unique ins/outs yet be customizable enough for the power user to make any adjustments he or she desires. As it stands, Linux is for power users. Linux devs need to change that, and to change that they'll need to develop an easy way for novices to use them. A so-called "lazy" way.