http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:18:50 -0800 MyBB http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:16:35 -0800 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=22 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:19:18 -0800 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=22
In this episode, we review Pardus, talk about some recent linux news and take on viewer feedback.
Length: 33:08

Shownotes:
1:25 - Jim's email about laptop fan control under Debian.
2:40 - Other random comments.
3:07 - nVidia releasing VDPAU/PureVideo for linux
6:03 - Adobe releases 64-bit native Flash Alpha
7:24 - Pardus Intro
7:42 - JD's Pardus Review
13:37 - Jeremy's Pardus Review
29:10 - Outro]]>
In this episode, we review Pardus, talk about some recent linux news and take on viewer feedback.
Length: 33:08

Shownotes:
1:25 - Jim's email about laptop fan control under Debian.
2:40 - Other random comments.
3:07 - nVidia releasing VDPAU/PureVideo for linux
6:03 - Adobe releases 64-bit native Flash Alpha
7:24 - Pardus Intro
7:42 - JD's Pardus Review
13:37 - Jeremy's Pardus Review
29:10 - Outro]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=21 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:20:15 -0800 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=21
In this episode, we talk about some of our favourite, but unknown linux apps, discuss our little hiatus discuss what happened with Steam For Linux, and respond to some viewer feedback.
Length: 38:42

Shownotes:
1:20 - Why we disappeared...
2:05 - Where be Steam? (yarrrrrrr! I be a pirate!)
3:28 - Dave from Indiana's Slackware recommendation/question
4:24 - Theodore's response to our Fedora Review
6:35 - Our Python/ArchLinux/Miro rant
10:58 - Jeremy's favourite, but unknown linux apps (links may or may not be put up soon...but all can be googled)
14:50 - JD's favourite, but unknown linux apps (links may or may not be put up soon...but all can be googled)
30:12 - Episode 6 Teaser
36:00 - Outro demonstrating how much we fail after a month off: Priceless]]>
In this episode, we talk about some of our favourite, but unknown linux apps, discuss our little hiatus discuss what happened with Steam For Linux, and respond to some viewer feedback.
Length: 38:42

Shownotes:
1:20 - Why we disappeared...
2:05 - Where be Steam? (yarrrrrrr! I be a pirate!)
3:28 - Dave from Indiana's Slackware recommendation/question
4:24 - Theodore's response to our Fedora Review
6:35 - Our Python/ArchLinux/Miro rant
10:58 - Jeremy's favourite, but unknown linux apps (links may or may not be put up soon...but all can be googled)
14:50 - JD's favourite, but unknown linux apps (links may or may not be put up soon...but all can be googled)
30:12 - Episode 6 Teaser
36:00 - Outro demonstrating how much we fail after a month off: Priceless]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=20 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:34:34 -0800 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=20
Episode Hosting (the actual MP3's) - Probably being hosted at Archive.org or Libsyn (still gotta make up my mind)
Main Page/Wordpress hosting - wordpress.com...Cheap, allows themes and plugins and i don't have to host it.
IRC - Nothing should change here
Email - No changes here either
Forums - Might go away, might move to another forum i run, might move them to the colo.]]>
Episode Hosting (the actual MP3's) - Probably being hosted at Archive.org or Libsyn (still gotta make up my mind)
Main Page/Wordpress hosting - wordpress.com...Cheap, allows themes and plugins and i don't have to host it.
IRC - Nothing should change here
Email - No changes here either
Forums - Might go away, might move to another forum i run, might move them to the colo.]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=19 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:16:01 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=19 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=18 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:36:51 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=18 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=17 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:05:09 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=17
In this episode, we review Fedora Core 9 and take on viewer feedback.
Length: 46:13

Shownotes:
0:50 - Barry's comment - Don't we suck?!
2:50 - D. Jordan's - Foreign language fans rejoice
9:00 - JD's review
22:55 - Jeremy's review
44:25 - Outro]]>
In this episode, we review Fedora Core 9 and take on viewer feedback.
Length: 46:13

Shownotes:
0:50 - Barry's comment - Don't we suck?!
2:50 - D. Jordan's - Foreign language fans rejoice
9:00 - JD's review
22:55 - Jeremy's review
44:25 - Outro]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=16 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:00:26 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=16
Need to tell Rhythum box were to go]]>
Need to tell Rhythum box were to go]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=15 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:24:42 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=15
In this episode, we "review" Vista, discuss Linux standards, and respond to some viewer feedback.
Length: 57:06

Shownotes:
1:12 - Hevel's Gmail/Equifax email
3:15 - Chris's comment - About the reviews being negative.
13:10 - Vista "Review"
30:20 - Linux Standards discussion
54:10 - Outro]]>
In this episode, we "review" Vista, discuss Linux standards, and respond to some viewer feedback.
Length: 57:06

Shownotes:
1:12 - Hevel's Gmail/Equifax email
3:15 - Chris's comment - About the reviews being negative.
13:10 - Vista "Review"
30:20 - Linux Standards discussion
54:10 - Outro]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=14 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:46:53 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=14
In this episode we review Foresight Linux 2.0.4.
Length: 34:02

Shownotes:
00:30 - Intro
00:45 - Foresight Review Intro
01:30 - JD's Foresight Review
11:20 - JD's Foresight Ratings
15:28 - Jeremy's Foresight Review
20:40 - Jeremy's Foresight Ratings
23:30 - Foresight Review Wrapup
24:20 - Jerry's Email - Discusses Broadcom issue from Episode 3.14 and other stuff.
29:35 - Outro]]>
In this episode we review Foresight Linux 2.0.4.
Length: 34:02

Shownotes:
00:30 - Intro
00:45 - Foresight Review Intro
01:30 - JD's Foresight Review
11:20 - JD's Foresight Ratings
15:28 - Jeremy's Foresight Review
20:40 - Jeremy's Foresight Ratings
23:30 - Foresight Review Wrapup
24:20 - Jerry's Email - Discusses Broadcom issue from Episode 3.14 and other stuff.
29:35 - Outro]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=13 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:28:16 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=13
In this episode, we review KDE 4.1, discuss what’s going on with X.Org, and respond to some viewer feedback.
Length: 56:16

Shownotes:

2:00 - Skelet0n's email about best distro for his HP laptop.
6:00 - Retouching OpenSuSe 11.0 - http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthre...d=19#pid19
17:00 - KDE 4.1 Review
32:20 - X.Org discussion]]>
In this episode, we review KDE 4.1, discuss what’s going on with X.Org, and respond to some viewer feedback.
Length: 56:16

Shownotes:

2:00 - Skelet0n's email about best distro for his HP laptop.
6:00 - Retouching OpenSuSe 11.0 - http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthre...d=19#pid19
17:00 - KDE 4.1 Review
32:20 - X.Org discussion]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=12 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:45:11 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=12
In this episode, we review OpenSuSe.
Length: 53:04

Ratings
Ratings Criteria: http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8


Combined Overall Ratings:
- OpenSuSe- 3.25

Combined Granny Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 5.5

Combined Power User Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 1.5

Combined Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- OpenSuSe- 1.5 (Inverse for scoring)

Combined Software Selection Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 2.5

Combined Community Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 6.5

Combined Performance Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 2.0



Jeremy Overall Ratings:
- OpenSuSe- 4.0

Jeremy Granny Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 5.0

Jeremy Power User Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 2.0

Jeremy Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- OpenSuSe- 1.0 (Inverse for scoring)

Jeremy Software Selection Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 2.0

Jeremy Community Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 7.0

Jeremy Performance Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 3.0



JD Overall Ratings:
- OpenSuSe- 3.16

JD Granny Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 6.0

JD Power User Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 1.0

JD Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- OpenSuSe- 2.0 (Inverse for scoring)

JD Software Selection Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 3.0

JD Community Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 6.0

JD Performance Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 1.0

Score final leaderboard: http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=9]]>
In this episode, we review OpenSuSe.
Length: 53:04

Ratings
Ratings Criteria: http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8


Combined Overall Ratings:
- OpenSuSe- 3.25

Combined Granny Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 5.5

Combined Power User Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 1.5

Combined Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- OpenSuSe- 1.5 (Inverse for scoring)

Combined Software Selection Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 2.5

Combined Community Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 6.5

Combined Performance Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 2.0



Jeremy Overall Ratings:
- OpenSuSe- 4.0

Jeremy Granny Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 5.0

Jeremy Power User Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 2.0

Jeremy Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- OpenSuSe- 1.0 (Inverse for scoring)

Jeremy Software Selection Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 2.0

Jeremy Community Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 7.0

Jeremy Performance Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 3.0



JD Overall Ratings:
- OpenSuSe- 3.16

JD Granny Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 6.0

JD Power User Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 1.0

JD Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- OpenSuSe- 2.0 (Inverse for scoring)

JD Software Selection Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 3.0

JD Community Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 6.0

JD Performance Rating:
- OpenSuSe- 1.0

Score final leaderboard: http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=9]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=11 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:04:29 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=11
In this episode, we review ArchLinux, a rolling-release distro aimed at power users and people who want speed without too many hassles.

Ratings
Ratings Criteria: http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8

Combined Overall Ratings:
- ArchLinux 7.48

Combined Granny Rating:
- ArchLinux 3.8

Combined Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 9.0

Combined Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- ArchLinux 6.5 (Inverse for scoring)

Combined Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.5

Combined Community Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.75

Combined Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.25



Jeremy Overall Ratings:
- ArchLinux 6.75

Jeremy Granny Rating:
- ArchLinux 3.0

Jeremy Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.0

Jeremy Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- ArchLinux 5.0 (Inverse for scoring)

Jeremy Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.0

Jeremy Community Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.5

Jeremy Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.0



JD Overall Ratings:
- ArchLinux 8.2

JD Granny Rating:
- ArchLinux 4.6

JD Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 10.0

JD Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- ArchLinux 8.0 (Inverse for scoring)

JD Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 9.0

JD Community Rating:
- ArchLinux 9.0

JD Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.5

Score final leaderboard: http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=9]]>
In this episode, we review ArchLinux, a rolling-release distro aimed at power users and people who want speed without too many hassles.

Ratings
Ratings Criteria: http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8

Combined Overall Ratings:
- ArchLinux 7.48

Combined Granny Rating:
- ArchLinux 3.8

Combined Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 9.0

Combined Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- ArchLinux 6.5 (Inverse for scoring)

Combined Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.5

Combined Community Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.75

Combined Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.25



Jeremy Overall Ratings:
- ArchLinux 6.75

Jeremy Granny Rating:
- ArchLinux 3.0

Jeremy Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.0

Jeremy Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- ArchLinux 5.0 (Inverse for scoring)

Jeremy Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.0

Jeremy Community Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.5

Jeremy Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.0



JD Overall Ratings:
- ArchLinux 8.2

JD Granny Rating:
- ArchLinux 4.6

JD Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 10.0

JD Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- ArchLinux 8.0 (Inverse for scoring)

JD Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 9.0

JD Community Rating:
- ArchLinux 9.0

JD Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 8.5

Score final leaderboard: http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=9]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=10 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:04:49 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=10
In this episode, we review Ubuntu 8.04

Ratings
Ratings Criteria: http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8


Combined Overall Ratings:
- Ubuntu 4.887

Combined Granny Rating:
- Ubuntu 6.5

Combined Power User Rating:
- Ubuntu 2.5

Combined Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Ubuntu 1.5 (Inverse for scoring)

Combined Software Selection Rating:
- Ubuntu 7.5

Combined Community Rating:
- Ubuntu 9.5

Combined Performance Rating:
- Ubuntu 4.5






Jeremy Overall Ratings:
- Ubuntu 5.417

Jeremy Granny Rating:
- Ubuntu 5.0

Jeremy Power User Rating:
- Ubuntu 3.0

Jeremy Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Ubuntu 2.0 (Inverse for scoring)

Jeremy Software Selection Rating:
- Ubuntu 7.5

Jeremy Community Rating:
- Ubuntu 10.0

Jeremy Performance Rating:
- Ubuntu 5.0






JD Overall Ratings:
- Ubuntu 4.357

JD Granny Rating:
- Ubuntu 7.0

JD Power User Rating:
- Ubuntu 2.0

JD Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Ubuntu 1.0 (Inverse for scoring)

JD Software Selection Rating:
- Ubuntu 7.5

JD Community Rating:
- Ubuntu 9.0

JD Performance Rating:
- Ubuntu 4.0]]>
In this episode, we review Ubuntu 8.04

Ratings
Ratings Criteria: http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8


Combined Overall Ratings:
- Ubuntu 4.887

Combined Granny Rating:
- Ubuntu 6.5

Combined Power User Rating:
- Ubuntu 2.5

Combined Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Ubuntu 1.5 (Inverse for scoring)

Combined Software Selection Rating:
- Ubuntu 7.5

Combined Community Rating:
- Ubuntu 9.5

Combined Performance Rating:
- Ubuntu 4.5






Jeremy Overall Ratings:
- Ubuntu 5.417

Jeremy Granny Rating:
- Ubuntu 5.0

Jeremy Power User Rating:
- Ubuntu 3.0

Jeremy Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Ubuntu 2.0 (Inverse for scoring)

Jeremy Software Selection Rating:
- Ubuntu 7.5

Jeremy Community Rating:
- Ubuntu 10.0

Jeremy Performance Rating:
- Ubuntu 5.0






JD Overall Ratings:
- Ubuntu 4.357

JD Granny Rating:
- Ubuntu 7.0

JD Power User Rating:
- Ubuntu 2.0

JD Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Ubuntu 1.0 (Inverse for scoring)

JD Software Selection Rating:
- Ubuntu 7.5

JD Community Rating:
- Ubuntu 9.0

JD Performance Rating:
- Ubuntu 4.0]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=9 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:25:06 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=9
Combined Overall Ratings:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 7.48
- Pardus 2008: 6.45
- Ubuntu 8.04: 4.887
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 3.25
- Foresight 2.0.4: 2.3

Combined Granny Rating:
- Pardus 2008: 9.5
- Ubuntu 8.04: 6.5
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 5.5
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 3.8
- Foresight 2.0.4: 3.0

Combined Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 9.0
- Pardus 2008: 5.5
- Ubuntu 8.04: 2.5
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 1.5
- Foresight 2.0.4: 1.75

Combined Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Pardus 2008: 8.5 (Inverse for scoring)
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 6.5 (Inverse for scoring)
- Ubuntu 8.04: 1.5 (Inverse for scoring)
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 1.5 (Inverse for scoring)
- Foresight 2.0.4: 0.25 (Inverse for scoring)

Combined Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.5
- Ubuntu 8.04: 7.5
- Pardus 2008: 6.5
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 2.5
- Foresight 2.0.4: 3.25

Combined Community Rating:
- Ubuntu 8.04: 9.5
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.75
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 6.5
- Pardus 2008: 3.25
- Foresight 2.0.4: 3.25

Combined Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.25
- Pardus 2008: 5.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 4.5
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 2.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: Disqualified





Jeremy Overall Ratings:
- Pardus 2008: 7.0
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 6.75
- Ubuntu 8.04: 5.417
- Fedora Core 9: 4.667
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 4.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 2.6

Jeremy Granny Rating:
- Pardus 2008: 10.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 6.0
- Fedora Core 9: 6.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 5.0
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 3.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 0.0

Jeremy Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.0
- Pardus 2008: 7.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 3.0
- Fedora Core 9: 3.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 2.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 2.0

Jeremy Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Pardus 2008: 8.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 5.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- Fedora Core 9: 2.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- Ubuntu 8.04: 2.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 1.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- Foresight 2.0.4: 0 (Inverse for scoring)

Jeremy Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 7.5
- Pardus 2008: 7.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 5.0
- Fedora Core 9: 3
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 2.0

Jeremy Community Rating:
- Ubuntu 8.04: 10.0
- Fedora Core 9: 9.0
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.5
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 7.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 6.0
- Pardus 2008: 5.0

Jeremy Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 5.0
- Pardus 2008: 5.0
- Fedora Core 9: 4.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 3.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: Disqualified




JD Overall Ratings:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.2
- Pardus 2008: 5.9
- Ubuntu 8.04: 4.357
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 3.16
- Foresight 2.0.4: 2.0

JD Granny Rating:
- Pardus 2008: 9.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 7.0
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 4.6
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 6.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 6.0

JD Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 10.0
- Pardus 2008: 4.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 2.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 1.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 1.5

JD Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Pardus 2008: 9.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- Ubuntu 8.04: 1.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 2.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- Foresight 2.0.4: 0.5 (Inverse for scoring)

JD Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 9.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 7.5
- Pardus 2008: 6.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 3.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 1.5

JD Community Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 9.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 9.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 6.0
- Pardus 2008: 1.5
- Foresight 2.0.4: 0.5

JD Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.5
- Ubuntu 8.04: 4.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 1.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: No rating
- Pardus 2008: No rating]]>
Combined Overall Ratings:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 7.48
- Pardus 2008: 6.45
- Ubuntu 8.04: 4.887
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 3.25
- Foresight 2.0.4: 2.3

Combined Granny Rating:
- Pardus 2008: 9.5
- Ubuntu 8.04: 6.5
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 5.5
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 3.8
- Foresight 2.0.4: 3.0

Combined Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 9.0
- Pardus 2008: 5.5
- Ubuntu 8.04: 2.5
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 1.5
- Foresight 2.0.4: 1.75

Combined Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Pardus 2008: 8.5 (Inverse for scoring)
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 6.5 (Inverse for scoring)
- Ubuntu 8.04: 1.5 (Inverse for scoring)
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 1.5 (Inverse for scoring)
- Foresight 2.0.4: 0.25 (Inverse for scoring)

Combined Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.5
- Ubuntu 8.04: 7.5
- Pardus 2008: 6.5
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 2.5
- Foresight 2.0.4: 3.25

Combined Community Rating:
- Ubuntu 8.04: 9.5
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.75
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 6.5
- Pardus 2008: 3.25
- Foresight 2.0.4: 3.25

Combined Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.25
- Pardus 2008: 5.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 4.5
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 2.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: Disqualified





Jeremy Overall Ratings:
- Pardus 2008: 7.0
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 6.75
- Ubuntu 8.04: 5.417
- Fedora Core 9: 4.667
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 4.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 2.6

Jeremy Granny Rating:
- Pardus 2008: 10.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 6.0
- Fedora Core 9: 6.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 5.0
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 3.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 0.0

Jeremy Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.0
- Pardus 2008: 7.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 3.0
- Fedora Core 9: 3.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 2.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 2.0

Jeremy Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Pardus 2008: 8.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 5.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- Fedora Core 9: 2.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- Ubuntu 8.04: 2.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 1.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- Foresight 2.0.4: 0 (Inverse for scoring)

Jeremy Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 7.5
- Pardus 2008: 7.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 5.0
- Fedora Core 9: 3
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 2.0

Jeremy Community Rating:
- Ubuntu 8.04: 10.0
- Fedora Core 9: 9.0
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.5
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 7.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 6.0
- Pardus 2008: 5.0

Jeremy Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 5.0
- Pardus 2008: 5.0
- Fedora Core 9: 4.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 3.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: Disqualified




JD Overall Ratings:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.2
- Pardus 2008: 5.9
- Ubuntu 8.04: 4.357
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 3.16
- Foresight 2.0.4: 2.0

JD Granny Rating:
- Pardus 2008: 9.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 7.0
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 4.6
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 6.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 6.0

JD Power User Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 10.0
- Pardus 2008: 4.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 2.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 1.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 1.5

JD Annoyance Factor (Stallmans):
- Pardus 2008: 9.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- Ubuntu 8.04: 1.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 2.0 (Inverse for scoring)
- Foresight 2.0.4: 0.5 (Inverse for scoring)

JD Software Selection Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 9.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 7.5
- Pardus 2008: 6.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 3.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: 1.5

JD Community Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 9.0
- Ubuntu 8.04: 9.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 6.0
- Pardus 2008: 1.5
- Foresight 2.0.4: 0.5

JD Performance Rating:
- ArchLinux 2008.06: 8.5
- Ubuntu 8.04: 4.0
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 1.0
- Foresight 2.0.4: No rating
- Pardus 2008: No rating]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:13:41 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=8 - Granny Suitability
--- Ease of Installation
--- Ease of getting codecs/non-free software
--- Default layout/theme

- Power User Suitability
--- Customizability
--- Flexibility
--- Ease of custom compilation of anything
--- Ease of getting bleeding edge anything

- Annoyance Factor
--- Does Richard Stallman sing kumbaya if I try to install something non-free?
--- Stupid design decisions that seemingly have no point
--- Do they change window managers and call it a new distro? >:-|

- Software Selection
--- Freshness. I don't want no stinking Firefox 1.5.
--- Scale. Do I have to go hunting alot of stuff outside main repos?

- Community Support
--- Perhaps some snooping on their forum/IRC ... toss them questions of any problems we run in to.

- Performance
--- GeekBench
--- Memory Footprint]]> - Granny Suitability
--- Ease of Installation
--- Ease of getting codecs/non-free software
--- Default layout/theme

- Power User Suitability
--- Customizability
--- Flexibility
--- Ease of custom compilation of anything
--- Ease of getting bleeding edge anything

- Annoyance Factor
--- Does Richard Stallman sing kumbaya if I try to install something non-free?
--- Stupid design decisions that seemingly have no point
--- Do they change window managers and call it a new distro? >:-|

- Software Selection
--- Freshness. I don't want no stinking Firefox 1.5.
--- Scale. Do I have to go hunting alot of stuff outside main repos?

- Community Support
--- Perhaps some snooping on their forum/IRC ... toss them questions of any problems we run in to.

- Performance
--- GeekBench
--- Memory Footprint]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=7 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:24:43 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=7 System: Dell Inspiron 1150; Celeron 2.6 Ghz (128 KB cache); 512 MB DDR RAM

Overall GeekBench Score:
- Gentoo: 753
- ArchLinux: 752
- Ubuntu 8.04: 745
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 740
- Foresight 2.0.4: Disqualified
- Pardus 2008: 718
- Fedora Core 9: 718

Memory Footprint:
- Gentoo: 200 MB
- ArchLinux: 230 MB
- Pardus 2008: 260 MB
- Fedora Core 9: 275 MB
- Ubuntu 8.04: 325 MB
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 397 MB
- Foresight 2.0.4: Disqualified









Gentoo Details:
- Kernel 2.6.24-gentoo-r4
- KDE 3.5.9
- CFLAGS: -march=pentium4 -02 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe
- ReiserFS

Ubuntu Details:
- Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
- Gnome 2.22
- Ext3

ArchLinux Details:
- ArchLinux 2008.06
- Kernel 2.6.25-ARCH
- KDEmod 3.5.9-r3
- ReiserFS

OpenSuSe Details:
- OpenSuSe 11.0
- Kernel 2.6.25-11-0.1-default
- KDE 3.5.9 "release 49.1"
- Ext3

Fedora Details:
- Fedora Core 9
- Kernel 2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686
- KDE 4(.0?)
- Ext3

Pardus Details:
- Pardus 2008
- Kernel 2.6.25.9-101
- KDE 3.5.9
- Ext3]]> System: Dell Inspiron 1150; Celeron 2.6 Ghz (128 KB cache); 512 MB DDR RAM

Overall GeekBench Score:
- Gentoo: 753
- ArchLinux: 752
- Ubuntu 8.04: 745
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 740
- Foresight 2.0.4: Disqualified
- Pardus 2008: 718
- Fedora Core 9: 718

Memory Footprint:
- Gentoo: 200 MB
- ArchLinux: 230 MB
- Pardus 2008: 260 MB
- Fedora Core 9: 275 MB
- Ubuntu 8.04: 325 MB
- OpenSuSe 11.0: 397 MB
- Foresight 2.0.4: Disqualified









Gentoo Details:
- Kernel 2.6.24-gentoo-r4
- KDE 3.5.9
- CFLAGS: -march=pentium4 -02 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe
- ReiserFS

Ubuntu Details:
- Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
- Gnome 2.22
- Ext3

ArchLinux Details:
- ArchLinux 2008.06
- Kernel 2.6.25-ARCH
- KDEmod 3.5.9-r3
- ReiserFS

OpenSuSe Details:
- OpenSuSe 11.0
- Kernel 2.6.25-11-0.1-default
- KDE 3.5.9 "release 49.1"
- Ext3

Fedora Details:
- Fedora Core 9
- Kernel 2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686
- KDE 4(.0?)
- Ext3

Pardus Details:
- Pardus 2008
- Kernel 2.6.25.9-101
- KDE 3.5.9
- Ext3]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=6 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:30:24 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=6 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=5 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:06:17 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=5
I'll definetly idle in there and prolly chat a bit, can't say whether Jeremy will though :P]]>
I'll definetly idle in there and prolly chat a bit, can't say whether Jeremy will though :P]]> http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=4 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:59:47 -0700 http://www.sourcecast.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=4