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[edit] Ubuntu (Linux distribution)
This article has been in the wings for quite some time, waiting for the verification of certain facts, but it now seems thoroughly referenced, well-illustrated and with a bit of polish, could be an FA (your suggestions welcome). Archived peer review - Samsara (talk • contribs) 10:32, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
- Comment Who is the distro designed for/who uses it? What unique features does it have? Could you speak some more about Kubuntu/Edubuntu? Could you provide a pronounciation in IPA? --Oldak Quill 11:47, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
- The IPA pronunciation is there if you look carefully. We kept the "fake English" spelling there, too, because it does the job and IPA is over most people's heads. I'll see if I can summarise more of the features in the intro. I think the main differences between Linux distributions nowadays are stability, footprint (will it run on a slow computer with not much RAM?), support and package availability, rather than fancy admin tools (they all have them now). Maybe I can let the intro reflect this a bit more. Thanks. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 12:44, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
- Support - While this article is not terrribly long, it *is* comprehensive and the editors on it have spent a lot of time making sure it covers all aspects of the OS, that it is referenced and written well. pschemp | talk 13:43, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
- Support Re-reading the article today it seems very well written. It's layout is sensible, it appears to reference every point and it explains technical ideas clearer than other articles. Regarding the point "Could you speak some more about Kubuntu/Edubuntu?" can I suggest that most of the information in these is kept in their own articles? The Kubuntu article does not go into enough detail (i.e. no history) and the Edubuntu article is a stub. Putting more on them in the Ubuntu article would only weaken these other articles. Raoul Harris 13:50, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
- Comment:Could you rmv the hide/show feature in the navigational templates below. I don't like this feature and these templates are too small to be encumbering. CG 15:03, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
- Support- Well written and well sourced. I added image of Kubuntu in versions sections as an extra visual example. --ZeWrestler Talk 16:19, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
- Support, although the subject is a little boring :) I've copy-edited it; please see my inline queries. Tony 02:52, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
- Support- Very well written. I see it as an FA article. xompanthy 09:40, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
