28th March 2018, 22:12
(27th March 2018, 15:47)zhaba Wrote:(21st March 2018, 20:58)Fargo Wrote: My thoughts:
I agree that Maui is fantastic. I've been a Linux user for 15 yeras. I've always used Debian Stable based distros and never considered Ubuntu. I heard far to many reports that Ubuntu was unstable. Maui was the first distro to ever get me to switch to a Ubuntu base. Its fantastic. Everything has just worked for me and I have found Maui to be more reliable than Debian Stable. So for me Maui is easier to use, is more reliable, and due to its Ubuntu base has a greater software pool, with more up to date software than Debian Stable. Why on earth would I ever switch to Netrunner or go back to any Debian based distro? I have found the beauty of Ubuntu. I think people used to a Ubuntu base will agree. So I do not think Netrunner will gain any exMint users and it will only get a few Maui refugees. Netrunner will only be what it is now.
However, if there is enough people on the forum with the interest and skills to continue Maui, I would love to see that happen. Unfortunately, that is not me. So I will move on to Kubuntu or Neon when Maui is done.
Maui is by far the best distro I've ever used and I'll be really sad to see it go. For work I am always going to need a few apps that are not in any distro's repository, and I've been checking out Netrunner, (the Ubuntu version was fine), and Neon, but the stuff I need will not install. So for me when Maui goes I'll be switching to openSuse or maybe Rosa. I wish the devs would reconsider as Maui really is superb.
You might just want to add Mageia to your list as well if you haven't already. I believe it may be based on Rosa. Which is based on the now defunt Mandrake/Mandriva. I was a PCLinuxOS user years back which was also based on Mandrake, but I left due to issues with the rolling release model. But otherwise I loved PCLinuxOS. I've look at Mageia in the past and thought it looked very solid. My only issue with Mageia was that the forums seemed a bit hostile.