Re: [Libreplanet-us-wa] Ideas For The Next Meeting

[David Spring]

I agree. How about Linux Mint? It is just like Windows 7 and Windows XP? 

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From: Alex Jordan <address@hidden>
To: Washington State Free Software Enthusiasts <address@hidden>
Sent: Wed, Aug 21, 2013 9:36 am
Subject: Re: [Libreplanet-us-wa] Ideas For The Next Meeting

On Aug 20, 2013 3:34 PM, "Blibbet" <address@hidden> wrote:
> Why not have 2 distros for installfests and disc giveways, 1 pragmatic (Ubuntu) and 1 idealistic (our choice of FSF-endorsed GNU+Linux distro)? Given the person skills, zeal, and target hardware, give them the more appropriate distro.
I like this, but I'm not comfortable recommending Ubuntu, given things like Mir and Unity that are theoretically OSS, but aren't really (e.g. Unity doesn't run anywhere but on Ubuntu, and Mir IMHO is just a symptom of Not Invented Here Syndrome).