Comments for PCLinuxOS's militant leadership

I completely agree... you've been Dugg BTW ;)

You know people sometime say things in the heat of the moment. That is why the whole thread was pulled of the PCLinuxOS forums. So if anyone was offended then please accept my apologies.

Oli,

This kind of post is not healthy. Lets stop the bickering. Tex mentioned in private to me that he knew he was out of line, and he has now apologized to you. Why not just drop the issue? He is human too you know.

Oli,

PCLOS shouldn't have even hinted at some sort of distro JEEHAD (spelling?). However, I am an avid Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and even Xubuntu user, and I get to tell you the only thing I like better 'bout 'buntu is the size of the repositories. You really should do a little more research before you put a review out into the world. It was almost someone had a gun to your head and had to through mental hoops to come with criticisms. Your article did not help your credibility one little bit. If anyone to should apologize to you, its you.

Someone critisized your distro. It doesn't matter if the critique is right or wrong. All one has to do is post a rebuttal of the wrong things said, and not start a distro war. Texstar was wrong...wrong...wrong. He should be matured enough to hold his temper when someone bashes his distro. Oh, and he issued an apology? That's just like saying sorry to the Japanese after dropping the A-bomb on Hiroshima.

Rean_K,

You obviously don't want to let the flames die down. You really should find better things to do with yourself. Or, are you a MS troll that just wants see infighting in Linux land?

In any case, the deluge of comments had nothing to do with Tex. In fact, when he made that comment I think even the PCLinuxOS fans were surprised. In any case, it is water over the bridge. Tex has learned his lesson. And, we should all go do something more productive with our time.

I might suggest that in the future when making comparisons between Linux distros that you frame your comments/opinions within context. As an example if you're going highlight a specific function, then include screen shots from both, that way your readers might better understand what you're trying to communicate. It is also apparent that while you attempt to portray yourself as a Linux expert and an authority on graphical user interface, your blog post is sophomoric and pretentious at best.

I've just installed PCLinuxOS 2007 and I see that it brings something new and refreshing to the Linux community. It's the first KDE-based distribution I've used for some years. It's beautiful, and in my view, much friendlier to the eye than Ubuntu. It's easy to install and configure. Cudos to Texstar and his band of fellow hackers. Texstars talent is of an enormous value to the Linux community, which can not be said about every reviewer of Linux-distributions. His disitribution bears the mark of an artist, and of a strong vision. He must be tired now, after working intensely on this new release for months. When the workload is heavy it's easier to do something you regret. So I recommend everyone to oversee this minor lapsus and enjoy whichever Linux-distribution you may like the best. If you have not tried PCLinuxOS, you should. It's good. Among the best. If it's the best for you depends on who you are, and what you need.