How to write a thorough review of a Linux distribution
Posted by: Scott Dowdle
on July 04, 2008 12:04 AM
That is maddeningly complete... especially if you are already familiar with the vast majority of that stuff. Do we really need every Fedora and Ubuntu review to go through half of all that stuff.
One thing I don't like is when a distro reviewer concentrates completely on the specific hardware they have. I've seen several times where a reviewer installed on an Intel Mac or some laptop that had some issues that the vast majority of people will not run into. Points like... does it detect the maximum resolution and use it... again, that can be very hardware specific. It would be nice if reviewers had the opportunity to install on a laptop and a desktop and a server... and see how all three go... rather than just griping about a wireless adapter on some laptop.
Some of that stuff isn't really a review... it's just the facts about a distro. You can get much of it from the distro site or distrowatch.
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How to write a thorough review of a Linux distribution
Posted by: Scott Dowdle on July 04, 2008 12:04 AMOne thing I don't like is when a distro reviewer concentrates completely on the specific hardware they have. I've seen several times where a reviewer installed on an Intel Mac or some laptop that had some issues that the vast majority of people will not run into. Points like... does it detect the maximum resolution and use it... again, that can be very hardware specific. It would be nice if reviewers had the opportunity to install on a laptop and a desktop and a server... and see how all three go... rather than just griping about a wireless adapter on some laptop.
Some of that stuff isn't really a review... it's just the facts about a distro. You can get much of it from the distro site or distrowatch.
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