[LBo] Comments from Mark Shuttleworth, Blog Archive, Conflicting goals create tension in communities

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Sam,

Thanks for sending this article.  Articles like this certainly do help one 
stay in better contact with linux.

Terry

On Thursday 14 September 2006 09:57 am, Sam Morgan wrote:
> Today I was reading this article about the tensions between the developers
> of Ubuntu and Debian:
> http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/56
>
> when I ran across a quote that really struck me:
> <quote>
> The biggest difference between the two is their attitude to newbies.
>
> Newbie: “This bit is confusing and I can’t work out how to get it to work.”
> Debian: “RTFM.”
> Ubuntu: “We’d better fix that then.”
>
> Those Debian people who are upset at Ubuntu’s popularity may benefit from
> contemplating the above.
> </quote>
>
> It's sounds much like our stated goals goals for LinuxBasics.org
> <quote>
> The online community that helps people to get Linux® installed and running.
> </quote>
>
> --
> God Bless,
> Sam Morgan
>
> linux the lifetime learning experience