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Re: [LUG] eeepc filing

 


Grant Sewell wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:29:53 +0000
> Simon Robert wrote:
> 
>> I asked which distro because some of them behave differently in
>> regard to auto mounting, some do, some don't, some ask you about
>> it... etc. Not because I was urging a particular distro. Although
>> that said if what's happening under the bonnet is essentially the
>> same then ones criteria for choosing comes down to aesthetics. I
>> cannot understand people who claim look and feel are immaterial
>> frivoloties. Are you saying that you'd be happy owning and driving
>> any make/type/colour of vehicle of a certain engine size?
> 
> Oh no!  Not the car analogy! :D  Worse than that, I'm quite happy to
> drive any make/type/colour of car regardless of engine size, which side
> the steering wheel is or which side of the road I'm driving on.  It
> really doesn't make much difference to me.
> 
> Back to Linux... once you overcome some of each distro's
> idiosyncrasies (such as package management and distro-specific
> management tools) then it does more or less come down to aesthetics.
> 
> Grant.
> 
well it was you who started the "car analogy", "under the bonnet", 
remeber? And yes it does come down to look n feel, you're right. Well 
done...
-- 
Simon Robert
www.oldhouse-cottage.co.uk

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