Originally Posted By: gbeer
Am I wrong it remembering that older versions of linux were not this friendly?

Yes. Redhat in particular set Linux back many years with its pathetic half-attempts at a desktop.

Thank goodness somebody else showed up to do it right.

The odd thing is, Redhat and everyone else use exactly the same software. They just misconfigure the hell out of things by default. Ubuntu is no saint, but they get most of it right.

Cheers