Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Ubuntu vs other linux

[Eric Blossom]

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 12:41:59PM -0700, BlueEyeBirdy wrote:
> 
> Hey everyone,
> 
> I'm writing a report on gnu radio and I had a question... I believe most
> everyone uses Ubuntu compared to other Linux systems for GNU radios.... why
> is this? Is it simply because Ubuntu is easier/more user friendly or does it
> have to do with the way Ubuntu works?
> 
> Thanks so much!

This is not true.  I would guesstimate that at least for the
developers I'm familiar with, that the usage is something like 50/50
between Ubuntu and Fedora.  FWIW, I primarily use Fedora.

We like having people using multiple distributions.  It helps us keep
our code clean.  There are currently binary packages available for
Ubuntu, and not yet for Fedora.  For non-developers, this makes an
install on Ubuntu easier.

Eric