I'd like to chime in on this. Being techy. nothing really bugs me as I think its all POS. However I do think the Linux desktop is not so good in general. I've been a big fan of Irix and used to maintain it when it was the golden child of the Unix desktop. I've been following the 5dwm project for a while; http://www.maxxdesktop.com/site/ Anyways, check it out, hope ppl find it use full. Eric Masson was brilliant for getting this project up and running. On Sep 28, 2009, at 4:57 PM, Robert Heller wrote: > At Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:12 -0500 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org > > wrote: > >> >>>> I'm thinking of giving CentOS to a non-tech user for her new >>>> desktop. He >>>> needs are small. She has been used to Mozilla for both mail and >>>> browsing, so >>>> equivalents there are not a problem. She needs grip and lame, >>>> for her mp3s - >>>> again no problem. >>> >>> Desktop, non-techie - use Ubuntu instead. >>> >>> I'm a big CentOS fan, I joined even the Facebook group (lol), but >>> its >> >> Thats my thought as well. Ubuntu desktop and CentOS for servers. >> Just wandering if anyone is using the 'Ubuntu Server Edition's'? >> They >> seem appealing but CentOS is what I am used too on servers now. >> Thought about loading it up on a box to just try though. > > I use CentOS on my desktop and my Laptop. > > It is also the version I set up at the local library(1), which > *used* to > have Ubuntu. There where two main problems with Ubuntu: > > 1) Ubuntu really needs more frequent total updates (it is not a > long-term stable release). The Ubuntu system that was on the local > library's server was unable to get updates (apt-get would fail -- I > ended up manually downloading packages and installing by hand (using > raw > dpkg commands -- ala using raw rpm instead of yum). > > 2) Ubuntu generally sucked as a server O/S -- it was trying to be way > too clever about some things -- drove me up the wall (doing *stupid* > things like constantly automounting the USB connected backup disk > whenever someone logged in and swaping the ethernet cards around, > seemingly at random). > > CentOS as a desktop system (or laptop) is perfectly fine, *even for > non-techies*, which would most of the users at the local library. I > guess the only issue would be in terms of support for really new > hardware (which is not an issue at the local library, since the > hardware not this years model). One can get the 'missing' multimedia > goodies from RPMForge or EPel (or even from Adobe's repo [flash and > acroread]). > > (1) http://www.deepsoft.com/2009/08/setting-up-thin-clients-at-the-wendell-free-library-part-1/ >> >> Matt >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> >> > > -- > Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 > Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System > http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows > heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/ > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos