Lessons learned from Ubuntu
While wandering the Ubuntu site (www.ubuntu.com) to take a look at the new Hardy Heron / 8.04 LTS version, I went all philosophical and tried to think of any lessons that the Puppy Community could learn from that of Ubuntu.
There are of course already things key to the Ubuntu community that Puppy does well. Support in the forums is to a very high standard, as is the development of individual programs. But onto two possible areas of improvement:
Artwork Team
One of the things I had always heard people say about Linux was how much nicer Windows and OSX looked in comparison. It wasn't just about what worked and what didn't work it was that everyday they didn't want to look at something they didn't like. Thankfully we have come a good way from this but I feel Ubuntu stands out as a very aesthetically pleasing distro (which I'm sure has attracted many to it). So maybe Puppy could create a community design team of sorts. We already have various individuals who provide great themes/logos/etc. but maybe whatr we need is a collaboration of these people. Which leads me nicely onto my next point...
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