Re: debian and ubuntu
>> Installing for new Linux users, hardware that does not have good FOSS
>> drivers, very tolerant community
>
> I can't say the situation is any better for Windows users in this
> regard, especially video drivers. At least Linux users are somewhat
> less screwed in that they still have a machine functional enough to
> complain about it on the internet without having working graphics.
>
> You should see some of the problems users of OpenGL on Windows face.
> The Second Life forums at http://forums.secondlife.com/ have many
> threads from Windows users trying to get the latest nvidia and ATI
> drivers working with OpenGL on Windows. At least for gamers and Second
> Life users, Linux is downright cuddly by comparison.
>
I must have misunderstood. I thought that the OP was asking about
comparing Debian to _Ubuntu_, not Windows. Sorry.
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