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I agree + typo?
I have noticed the exact same thing.

BTW: I believe you have a typo when you said say that you have handled dozens of Linux distros, and you say that you "always go back to Linux". Did you mean you always go back to Ubuntu?
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I agree + typo?  Stuka | 04/02/08
I noticed that too and agree with the agreement.  DannyO_0x98 | 04/02/08
Linux is the escape from American communism  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
Pfffttt... What silly little post.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/03/08
Try here ...  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
yup  TardHugger@... | 04/06/08
Lots of ppl get this the wrong way around...  Jxn | 04/19/08
haha  Khyron | 04/21/08
Tip of the Day There's No capitalisim in a monopoly.  Breetai | 04/25/08
And how would you propose breaking up Microsoft  dysart | 12/19/08
Holy Smollies I just noticed your name!  Breetai | 04/25/08
RE: haha  richdave | 06/16/08
Capialism  elderlybloke | 12/19/08
too rich  gertruded | 04/14/09
Intentional typo?  tristanrhodes | 04/02/08
Intentional typo?  aussieblnd@... | 04/02/08
Typo.  jtsylvanis@... | 04/02/08
Try This  KRowe (LinuxZealot) | 04/02/08
RE: simply am NOT going to dish out those $450 every 3 or so years  Redsheep | 04/03/08
Your expert ...  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
what typo?  ChazzMatt | 04/02/08
I noticed this  Stuka | 04/03/08
Linux-Ubuntu  elderlybloke | 04/15/08
Back again  elderlybloke | 04/15/08
Everything old is new again  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/02/08
Big Difference I Think  Stuka | 04/02/08
I beg to differ......  linux for me | 04/02/08
I like Fedora, too  alaniane@... | 04/03/08
Agree  thx-1138_@... | 04/03/08
su & latest drivers in Ubuntu  kevinr@... | 04/04/08
Sudo instructions  b.bob | 06/27/08
Big distinction, no difference  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/02/08
Re: Big distinction, no difference  none none | 04/02/08
ubuntu  Jyrki Brotherus | 04/03/08
Gentoo is a better learning curve  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
Gentoo has a steep curve, but it is the best once you learn basic cli  g2g591 | 04/03/08
What reinstalling do you mean?  Leon Wells | 04/23/08
See someone about your cough  starcannon99022@... | 04/28/08
learning curve?  mickza | 04/03/08
so what do you think of the new desktop version red hat just realeased?  pcguy777 | 04/03/08
Haven't looked at it  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/03/08
Re: Big Difference I Think  none none | 04/02/08
BTW  none none | 04/02/08
Redhat fell behind and then abdicated  outpastpluto | 10/02/09
Has nothing to do with the product.  uno@... | 04/08/08
I don't know...  Michael Kelly | 04/02/08
RE: I don't know . . .  DagonSphere | 04/03/08
Most desktop users  Michael Kelly | 04/03/08
That's great if one has the  DagonSphere | 04/03/08
I haven't found it to be nearly that bad  Michael Kelly | 04/03/08
Float your bloat!  fredfarkwater@... | 04/03/08
Gentoo - frighteningly fast !!!!!  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
RE: Gentoo - frighteningly fast !!!!!  DagonSphere | 04/03/08
Once installed wink  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
Maybe that's why  Michael Kelly | 04/03/08
RE: Float your bloat!  DagonSphere | 04/03/08
They all say it  Michael Kelly | 04/03/08
I went XFCE because of the Mono/Duo scenario  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
Phil  storm14k | 04/03/08
Why not....  norm.mcmillan@... | 04/03/08
Therein lies the rub! KDE or Gnome  I am Gorby | 04/03/08
I don't know, it seems having both is fine  starcannon99022@... | 04/28/08
That is a very good point.  gene_fitz@... | 04/04/08
Ubuntu is just another distro  wackoae | 04/02/08
The Best or Not the Best  northernwolf | 04/02/08
Distro of the moment  Too Old For IT | 04/03/08
If you can do one distro you can do 'em all  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
RE: If you can do one distro  Redsheep | 04/03/08
Ummm maybe, maybe not ....  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
well of course...  royalstream | 04/03/08
that "unless" is key...  rcuff | 04/03/08
good point but...  royalstream | 04/03/08
Me too  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
Dead right  elderlybloke | 04/15/08
I think, what he meant, was that if you have at the same time  hkommedal | 04/03/08
Expected drawback with competition?  esteckis@... | 04/03/08
That is the Linux Bigges problems!  Mectron | 04/03/08
Yes  uno@... | 04/08/08
I would disagree......  LazLong | 04/09/08
That's it!  catalin.novac@... | 04/09/08
True.. just another... but,  escapepod | 04/02/08
Main difference is timing  Too Old For IT | 04/03/08
ISO aside  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
Blashemer! :grin:  starcannon99022@... | 04/28/08
Mandriva  Scratchi | 04/02/08
Mandriva is good  Bill4 | 04/02/08
I'm sure their bankruptcy protection had a lot to do with that  Michael Kelly | 04/02/08
I'd bet that if they were a new distro  tracy anne | 04/25/08
Re: Mandriva  Magikx21 | 04/02/08
yes  catseverywhere@... | 04/02/08
Mandriva is best desktop distro, so far...  r_widell | 04/02/08
backups  catseverywhere@... | 04/03/08
Mepis  whooliebacon | 04/05/08
Mandriva vs Ubuntu  chris_x | 04/02/08
Kubuntu...  jandiar | 04/03/08
Sadly  TtfnJohn | 04/05/08
And even better is...  joeaverager | 01/15/09
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  Loverock Davidson | 04/02/08
wow.. i just saw a bunch of linux nuts just explod after reading your post.  Been_Done_Before | 04/02/08
Why you shouldn't assume...  Loverock Davidson | 04/02/08
There is no such thing as Linux  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
I'd like to know where you get your facts from...  RacerX513 | 04/02/08
Save your breath  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
Linux is quickly being phased out  aussieblnd@... | 04/02/08
Don't need any  Loverock Davidson | 04/02/08
linux is the devil  mydasx | 04/02/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/02/08
Not so fast  ShadeTree | 04/03/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/03/08
Uhhhhhh no....  teckk@... | 04/03/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/03/08
Linux IS the devil  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
I've seen Linux commercials actually....  devlin_X | 04/04/08
Right...  tobydeemer | 04/03/08
Pay Lovefrocks no mind - he's like Mikey, except sans the satire or wit  BanjoPaterson | 04/03/08
Me too  elderlybloke | 04/15/08
Loverock go take your meds, your starting to loose it  lightingrod | 06/17/09
oh, no, you asked the 5 billion dollar question.  Been_Done_Before | 04/02/08
Distro's are like cars  pjotr123 | 04/02/08
Agreed  softwareFlunky | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  none none | 04/02/08
Make that 3 in the past 5 minutes. nt  none none | 04/02/08
Try using Lynx web browser (nt)  n0neXn0ne | 04/02/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/02/08
Get rid of the damned visual studio animations  croberts | 04/02/08
Firefox and adblock  frgough | 04/02/08
Or Opera  Stuka | 04/02/08
Animations? What animations?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/02/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/02/08
I'm with those guys.  odubtaig | 04/02/08
About as annoying as those gay Apple Ads  socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08
I haven't seen the animations yet, but  wp2008 | 04/03/08
Same here  Monkey_MCSE | 04/02/08
Re: Same here  none none | 04/02/08
quick fix  Monkey_MCSE | 04/03/08
Okay, evening the board  gene_fitz@... | 04/02/08
you don't really need a sudo apt-get install in ubuntu, it's just easier  balaknair | 04/03/08
I agree, however...  gene_fitz@... | 04/04/08
Ever heard of yum?  storm14k | 04/03/08
I am well aware of sudo yum.  gene_fitz@... | 04/04/08
I too like them all...  storm14k | 04/04/08
And there I DO agree.  gene_fitz@... | 04/05/08
Nice suggestions  croberts | 04/02/08
Ubuntu is the generic Linux distro.  Frihet | 04/02/08
Generic used to be Red Hat  John L. Ries | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  seannj427 | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  phatkat | 04/02/08
Ease of installation  alaniane@... | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  super_J | 04/02/08
For Linux to get past the novelity it is...this thinking is needed... nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08
And thank you to Adrian to got me to look at Ubuntu...nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08
Gasp! Not a non-Microsoft O/S surely? No way man!!!!  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  TransitMan | 04/02/08
Instalability?  yid_witch@... | 04/02/08
same people: web = Internet = web  Jim Johnson | 04/02/08
Ubuntu is all the rage but SuSE...  bjbrock | 04/02/08
Re:Ubuntu is all the rage but SuSE...  r_widell | 04/02/08
I have to agree with you...  D. T. Schmitz | 04/02/08
I use the character based....  bjbrock | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  gordon.bonitz@... | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  public@... | 04/02/08
Personally, I like Larry best...  public@... | 04/02/08
got that straight... (nt)  catseverywhere@... | 04/02/08
Linux Mint is WAY easier that Ubuntu for Newbies  xunil skcor | 04/02/08
But I am a Newbie  pbk@... | 04/02/08
Yes it is  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  dfdoler | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  LBean | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  drprod@... | 04/02/08
Get a clue  croberts | 04/02/08
It's your own fault!!!  techboy_z | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  oldre | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  skipplummer | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  wirechief | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  sboyce@... | 04/02/08
Ubuntu Scares Windows Users  usarcomputertec | 04/02/08
I think you're the one  alaniane@... | 04/03/08
It is tricky exposing people to Linux  weex | 04/04/08
The PCLinuxOS thief?  storm14k | 04/04/08
I suppose you can't fix stupid...  Linux6Root | 04/02/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  kam@... | 04/02/08
Ubunto  syhprum1@... | 04/02/08
Your point (nt)  alaniane@... | 04/03/08
I was wondering about (what you mean by) EGG....  LazLong | 04/03/08
It's the way I 'sell' it to acquaintances  Boot_Agnostic | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  DABaker1956 | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  marks055@... | 04/02/08
Distro Short List  kevinr@... | 04/04/08
Google linux  Dj_Dirty | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  twilson@... | 04/02/08
Users are afraid of sticks  ddalke@... | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  alexsper | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  Macktownjoe | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  dagreen@... | 04/02/08
Use the users dagreen!  Altotus | 04/02/08
Even if it is Windows  alaniane@... | 04/03/08
Best vs Most Widley Known  McNee | 04/02/08
And that is bad because?...  mikifinaz1@... | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  grsplane | 04/02/08
Ubuntu wins by default  tlwhitford@... | 04/02/08
Ubuntu effective expresses the spirit of Linux.  rtb | 04/02/08
Love Linux Distros!  Altotus | 04/02/08
PCLinuxOS 2007  richdave | 04/02/08
Always refreshing...  thx-1138_@... | 04/03/08
It's a matter of available knowledge  phillfri | 04/04/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  areyes20@... | 04/02/08
Has anyone else noticed  tracy anne | 04/02/08
Re: Has anyone else noticed  none none | 04/02/08
And Ubuntu's "bloat" . . .  JLHenry | 04/03/08
Another 'me-too' system???!!!  button56@... | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  jehouston@... | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  wilswong@... | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  bobwinners | 04/02/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  phil@... | 04/02/08
If the subject was...  thx-1138_@... | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  gbjbasdw | 04/03/08
Odd  mikeholli | 04/03/08
Ubuntu is the generic Linux distro... for now  ac567@... | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  JackZhao@... | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  yid_witch@... | 04/03/08
Ubuntu is Linux!!!  mikeholli | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  Billsey | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  agharvey@... | 04/03/08
I'm not sure it is...  Shadowbelly | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  drjoewebb@... | 04/03/08
Or, linux has nothing to do with it ...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/03/08
Good point, but  Michael Kelly | 04/03/08
I don't think the user cares.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/03/08
One slight disagreement . .  JLHenry | 04/03/08
Impressions from an IT illiterate  rancid98 | 04/03/08
Brilliant as usual No_Ax  fr0thy2 | 04/04/08
I think this is a user problem above all  nucrash | 04/05/08
BSD is???  mikeholli | 04/03/08
Yeah, just one...  Borg_Tribble | 04/03/08
Linux is Microsoft's invention  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
Huh?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/03/08
BSD is Unix  alaniane@... | 04/03/08
BSD  JDThompson | 04/04/08
I should have said  alaniane@... | 04/04/08
I agree...  TCP?IP'ed | 04/03/08
Which is why  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
exactly!  royalstream | 04/03/08
Which is why they're not IT folk  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
If you want a  alaniane@... | 04/04/08
You're sort of right  fr0thy2 | 04/04/08
Re: frothy  alaniane@... | 04/07/08
That and a 1000 to 1 application ratio.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/03/08
Developers, developers, developers  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
Nonsense  none none | 04/04/08
Exactlly!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/03/08
And Why Linux can be as good or even better solution.  LazLong | 04/03/08
I can agree with this...  storm14k | 04/03/08
PCLinuxOS  peterzeke@... | 04/03/08
I really like it ...  JCitizen | 04/09/08
Remember, MS-DOS was "just" another DOS  Dr_Zinj | 04/03/08
I agree - ZDNet has promoted Ubuntu  ejhonda | 04/03/08
While your at it,,,,  jehouston@... | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  flyingace | 04/03/08
FINALLY! A voice of reason!  bbbaldie_z | 04/03/08
LOL!! wink  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
Goodbye Microsoft Windoze  chitwndave | 04/03/08
Mate .... you have all the free (or paid) support you need  fr0thy2 | 04/03/08
RE: Ho-hum...  four-eyes_z | 04/03/08
PCLinuxOS wins the distroboi wars  Don Collins | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  super_J | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  john.dorapalli@... | 04/03/08
What Ubuntu has done well is marketing  rcuff | 04/03/08
Ubuntu should be default OS...  xTalk | 04/03/08
Theres one thing Linux has to do to take off  James29UK | 04/03/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/03/08
You may I not wish to hear this....  LazLong | 04/03/08
Perhaps it is a price decision...  JCitizen | 04/12/08
i wish it wouldnt  pcguy777 | 04/03/08
Build a community then  storm14k | 04/03/08
RE: A widespread perception of Ubuntu being the distro is the key issue.  Irritated_User | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  sanjo89@... | 04/03/08
It's not the newbies that made the mistake  MagnusMike | 04/03/08
The idiom of etymology  LazLong | 04/03/08
Am I the only one here who prefers Mepis?  nilotpal_c | 04/03/08
Well ZD practically Advertises Ubuntu  TakeIT2 | 04/03/08
More money To be earned  majoritywhip | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  hiraghm@... | 04/03/08
There's Always This Last Resort:  hiraghm@... | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  Richard B | 04/03/08
Ubuntu is not Linux  Baggers | 04/03/08
Linux is Linux regarldess of the "envelope"  gmureddu@... | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  hgh9mrp@... | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  magma_camel | 04/03/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  howard.blake@... | 04/03/08
Excellent ...  thx-1138_@... | 04/03/08
Frankly we need a generic Linux distro.  kraterz | 04/03/08
Speak for yourself....  LazLong | 04/03/08
I get the nature of Linux.  kraterz | 04/04/08
My apologies...  LazLong | 04/05/08
You make a good point.  bjbrock | 04/04/08
PClinuxOS  woot@... | 04/04/08
Sorry, but....  Shadowbelly | 04/04/08
Linux Mint is an Ubuntu Derivative  phillfri | 04/04/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  Basie | 04/04/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  JDThompson | 04/04/08
Trying to settle arguments.  gene_fitz@... | 04/04/08
Not generic, entry, easy and good enough  sysop-dr | 04/04/08
Re RE rE yada  glenn_primm@... | 04/04/08
One small problem, tho...  glenn_primm@... | 04/04/08
Live Umbutu blogging  glenn_primm@... | 04/04/08
U Live Blogging  glenn_primm@... | 04/04/08
Did anyone mention Debian?  emenau | 04/04/08
Ubuntu is Debian  gragnar | 04/08/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  Jack Fuller | 04/06/08
YOU can't understand it  glenn_primm@... | 04/06/08
About my wpa2 problem  glenn_primm@... | 04/06/08
The problem is that  alaniane@... | 04/07/08
Fastest flavor I ever used - Vector XFCE  Don Collins | 04/06/08
I think it has already happened  John Musbach | 04/06/08
1 needs to prevail  westks | 04/06/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  lziegler@... | 04/07/08
dvd and music  gingoro | 04/15/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  paul.lab@... | 04/15/08
Q.: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  btljooz | 04/15/08
Do you think one or the other..  JCitizen | 04/17/08
More support, better appeal  Maarek | 04/18/08
RE: Ubuntu? How 'Bout Xandros (free version, first) ?  ampdoc | 04/18/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  Jxn | 04/19/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  MrViklund | 04/24/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  angrykeyboarder | 04/24/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  dpresley_50201@... | 04/25/08
Ubuntu vs. PCLinuxOS  angrykeyboarder | 04/25/08
They are, they should and I hope they do...  mikifinaz1@... | 04/25/08
It is, and it's good  henrik@... | 04/29/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  LoboLoco99 | 05/06/08
RE:RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  richdave | 06/16/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  daklander@... | 05/08/08
Ubuntu - over hyped  MrViklund | 05/12/08
God! I hope not!  richdave | 06/16/08
Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro? Answer No  tracy anne | 06/27/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  DWMillar | 07/23/08
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  joeaverager | 01/15/09
From political perspecive it doesn't matter if Ubuntu becomes generic Linux  hamobu | 04/17/09
Let's hope it is  Randalllind | 06/17/09
RE: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?  NCWeber | 06/17/09
no  jaredo | 06/18/09
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