Comments on: What’s New For Maverick Meerkat, The Next Release of Ubuntu https://blog.techtalkradio.com/whats-new-for-maverick-meerkat-the-next-release-of-ubuntu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-new-for-maverick-meerkat-the-next-release-of-ubuntu The Blog for the TechtalkRadio Show Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Matt Eskes https://blog.techtalkradio.com/whats-new-for-maverick-meerkat-the-next-release-of-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:37:33 +0000 http://blog.techtalkradio.com/?p=540#comment-94 You’ll never see Chrome or Opera even offered as a default option. Since they are not under a compatible license, it’s against the Ubuntu Project’s Mission Statement to not install any encumbered software if it can be helped.

Now with regards to your comment, I’ve seen that very option in discussion in the “brainstorming” forums for years now and for some reason I don’t know why they haven’t implemented it. I think it would be interesting to see a sub menu like that in the *default* installer. If you’re brave enough and want to try it, you can always install from a mini-iso and tasksel it and everything else you want in your default desktop install. Another thing you can do is check out kickstart and use the alternative CD to install with a ks. That’s generally what I do.

With regards to your comments that it’s strictly monetary. I’d have to disagree with you for one reason only. It’s not Chrome. Google is NOT going to pay Canonical to have Chrome installed on every install out of the box because Ubuntu wouldn’t do it. They’d laugh at them and tell them where to go. Instead, Chrome and even Chromium are fast. It’s one of the fastest browsers I’ve ever seen and I personally use the Chrome Unstable branch as my default browser with little to no problems. It definitely has my vote as being one of the best browsers out there and I’m glad to see that Mozilla has a real competitor now in Google. Fire Fox over the years really has just become a bloated monster and I’m hoping that they’re going to take a few lessons and get back into actual competition with a better browser.

]]> By: wirelesspacket https://blog.techtalkradio.com/whats-new-for-maverick-meerkat-the-next-release-of-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:35:33 +0000 http://blog.techtalkradio.com/?p=540#comment-93 Replacing Firefox as the default browser IMO is a mistake. I would rather see Canonical release Ubuntu with an option during installation that allows the user to choose between the following browsers.

Firefox, Google Chrome, or Opera. + others!

I have been using Ubuntu for a very long time! It is difficult for me see any other browser but Firefox installed by default. I’m sure the reasons for this is stickily monetary.

]]> By: Matt Eskes https://blog.techtalkradio.com/whats-new-for-maverick-meerkat-the-next-release-of-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:46:21 +0000 http://blog.techtalkradio.com/?p=540#comment-90 Andy.. I’ve been starting to read things from people “in the know” (according to them, of course) and they’re starting to mumble little somethings about things being pushed back, but according to all my contacts at Canonical, they haven’t told me otherwise so as such, I’m standing by the timeline at this time. I will check the current release schedule and see if anything’s been updated there, but I highly doubt that anything’s changed at this time.

]]> By: Andy Taylor https://blog.techtalkradio.com/whats-new-for-maverick-meerkat-the-next-release-of-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:48:55 +0000 http://blog.techtalkradio.com/?p=540#comment-89 Nice Post, does it still look like they will meet the 10.10.10 date?

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