I particularly dislike the names Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu and would like to see them all go.
I picked the netbook edition for a laptop - thinking it might be optimised for long battery life as well as a small display.
My concern would be that a vanilla Ubuntu wouldn't be tailored in the same way.
Could you not split Ubuntu into a core (which you call Ubuntu) - with the option of adding flavours (version types/add on packs)? These could be downloaded at installation time or possibly in advance for those with network issues.
So when installing Ubuntu the user is presented with a list of addons/versions to choose from - Education (schools and colleges), Server (For servers) etc. How about calling it the: Ubuntu Tailor (suits you sir) TM ?
I really doubt that.
There is no real difference between the various flavor except in the packages that are installed by default. It's pretty much like you suggested :)
You can get a normal (desktop edition) ubuntu and turn it into a server by just installing packages from the package manager. I personally don't know exactly which packages are installed by default on the server edition, but the point is that the "Server Edition" is not really that special.
Same applies to flavors like Xubuntu and Kubuntu. You can always install xfce and/or kde from apt-get. You can get Xubuntu then install gnome on it.
> I really doubt that.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that has historically been the case. The netbook edition contained some kernel tweaks to make it run better on Atom processors, and also used an interface optimized for smaller screens; most recently Unity.
Mind you, I think in todays big bandwidth world I'd go with a single DVD, but I am sure there are decent reasons not to. If nothing else, it seems like Canonical really just wants to concentrate on gnome.
Most of the *buntu projects aren't Canonical projects. They are independent spins, tailored for a specific user base. The tools to do this are readily available, and you could make your own Bilbanubuntu distro, and it would be just as official as many of the others.
Which I guess is due to install disk space issues...?
Otherwise - very good
According to the blog post: "To be clear, this is the opposite of us withdrawing from the netbook market. ... The introduction of the new shell for Ubuntu means that we have a user interface that works equally well whatever the form factor of the PC."
I like the UI re-hash, it really is the easiest thing to use on the tinier screen. As long as it they keep that usability they can call it anything they want :)
Have now settled on plain Ubuntu 10.10 with the top task bar moved to the left side, and the bottom one removed completely.
