Sexy Jihad

Madpengiun has an Ubuntu 5.10 preview wherein the reviewer tries to find out why the cult of Ubuntu is so fanaticle:

Every community has its heroes. From the beginning of time, we’ve all needed that special something to grasp onto and worship in one way or another. The Linux community is no different. Sure, there are a handful of people known as leaders or visionaries that people look up to, but what other altars do they worship at? The Altar of the Distro. That’s the one I’m referring to. According to the DistroWatch page hit ranking sidebar, Ubuntu Linux has held the title of “most worshiped distro” for quite some time now. So why is that? Is it because Ubuntu is just that good? Is it because the Ubuntu followers are just sitting there hitting their browsers refresh button on the DistroWatch Ubuntu page? What is it about Mary?

Personally, I never really saw what everyone else saw, but then again I’m not one to follow trends. I’ve never been a follower and today is not the day I intend to start. I get the overwhelming impression that Ubuntu is the “flavor of the month” for some strange reason so I’ve strayed away from it for the most part to see if the hype would die down a bit. Good or bad, I don’t need to add to the hype. I review Linux distributions equally and if Ubuntu sucks raw eggs I’m going to tell it to you straight. Granted, I’ll get tons of “U SUK! UBUNTU R0×0rz” email (I know this from experience my friends), but the delete key works wonders on those most excellent pieces of entertainment. You’ve gotta love zealotry. You really do.

This is especially a good read if, like me, you’ve used Debian forever and wonder why on earth anyone would ever want to use any derivative distro when you can get the source

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