[Python-Dev] python.org OS (original) (raw)

Aahz aahz at pythoncraft.com
Sun Jan 4 15:51:53 CET 2009

On Sun, Jan 04, 2009, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

Steve Holden writes:

Hey, isn't Ubuntu Debian-based? ... Ouch. I don't actually use Ubuntu, but when everybody on my local LUG list from the "Linux should be Windows but cheaper" newbies to former NetBSD developers is grouching about upgrade hell, I don't see any real benefits to be gained. You're still going to need to go with a "don't think about fixing what ain't broke, and even if it's just kinda broke, Just Say No to that upgrade dope" policy.

What kind of upgrade hell are you talking about? I have used several different Linux distributions, Windows, and OS X, and I have to say that upgrading Ubuntu has been by far the easist and least painful of them all. Because I was lazy, last weekend I finally did a two-stage upgrade from 7.10 to 8.04 and then 8.10, with zero noticeable problems.

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