[ILUG] Which Distro ?

[P at draigBrady.com]

Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions wrote:
>>>Maybe give ubuntu a try (it's based on debian).
>>
>>I was going to suggest Unbuntu but Padraig beat me to it. You
>>can order Ubuntu @ www.ubuntulinux.org and they'll send you
>>the CD's free of charge, they even pay for the postage. It is
>>a South African linux distro and is supported by Mark
>>Shuttleworth, who is a Linux/IT icon in South Africa.
>>Aparently Ubuntu ships with the latest Gnome available.
> 
> 
> How can they afford to do that? There's no advertising on their site that I
> can see.

Because it's funded by Mark Shuttleworth (who is worth a few $100M)
He likes Python, Debian and Gnome (like myself) and hence the focus
of ubuntu. Some pertinent URLs:

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/
http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/
http://www.canonical.com/
http://groups.google.ie/groups?hl=en&lr=&th=e28f7139a667e402&rnum=1

Pádraig.