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In January, we wrote about a free, downloadable book on Ubuntu called Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference, which is helpful for diving into Ubuntu. The book's author is Keir Thomas, who has written other books on Linux. Today, he reports in a post that over the years he has heard from many readers and other people who have quit Linux to move to platforms such as Windows or the Mac. He supplies the Top 7 Reasons People Quit Linux here. There are some interesting reasons why people quit, and some interesting rebuttals from Thomas. There are also some implied usability lessons for the Linux community.

On Monday, Michael DeHaan cast his net into Debian/Ubuntu waters, seeking out those who might be interested in packaging and maintaining the Red Hat-centric installation/provisioning server, Cobbler.

DeHaan states that recent additions and improvements added to Cobbler's development branch are shaping the project into a viable alternative to Debian's FAI (Fully Automatic Installation) package.