On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 03:02:18PM -0400, Roy wrote:
> Arch is great, but I don't think that it is faster than Ubuntu, at least on
> my computer. A recent Phoronix comparison seems to point out that 10.04 may
> be faster than Arch in many things. Arch takes time. I have lots of that
> (retired) but I like life in the fast lane. Too many distros and so little
> time....
>
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_arch_faster&num=1
>
> I never got the BSD bug. I should broaden my horizons.
It takes more time than Arch. What I like about Arch vs. FedorBu, to
coin a phrase,
Jeff never worked for them. :) (That's a joke, hopefully, you folks
reailze I consider him a veritable Unixgod.)
It is more configurable--fewer dependencies, indicating how many, in
Fedora and Ubuntu, are unneeded.
Minimalistic install. Fedora offers this, but still ties too many
things to too many other things.
Less insistance on defaults. In Fedora and Ubuntu, usually, your
network management tool is going to be GUI by default and starting up
all cards, whether you want it or not. With Arch, by default, nothing
starts. You have to enable, not disable.
Excellent documentation. Their wiki is one of the few good Linux docs
around. Written by users, for users, who get feedback on the forums,
and pay attention to it.
Developers in touch with users. You know how often I send Jeff
complaints about Ubuntu that are completely ignored? Seriously, the
smaller user base makes the line between developer and user much less,
so that it's easy to directly communicate with a particular developer.
More mutual respect between developer and user than there is in Fedora
and Ubuntu, where they often seem to be enemies.
This is *MY* taste of course. Many people want something they can pop
in, install, and not have to worry about it. For me, I like the control
over my system and the ability to leave things out without them breaking
everything else.
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