Edit: Not the OP but SCoastclamdinger
I thinks the OP is full of shit.
I am not aware of a distro that allows an upgrade or a downgrade period!
If you linux freaks disagree, please feel free to chime in cause I would like to hear it..
BTW, I'm running fedora so by freaks I mean none windows people.
I'm just mad that someone would suggest that there is an upgrade path with any linux flavor.
I don't think there is yet, maybe in the future but not yet.
Bro, you are reading into my post things that are not there, and distracting from the main point.
If you want to call BS, call it on your grade school teachers.
Firstly, my criticism of Canonical is legit. They don't make any obvious attempt to warn people about the partition problem, if you change your mind. Canonical is trying to position/market Ubuntu as user friendly for everyone, meaning Linux noobs like myself (not just Linux fanboys like you) and differentiate themselves from other distros in this way. "Shuttleworth said his goal is for Ubuntu to be not just another hobbyist Linux variant, but a serious challenger to the likes of Android, Apple, Chrome, and Windows. "
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/07/shuttleworth_ubuntu_leadership/There's nothing in the Ubuntu uninstall app to resolve the left over partition issue. This problem is antithetical to being user friendly and definitely a pitfall that new users should be aware of. That was the crux of my post.
OK, stay with me here and remember Ubuntu is not supposed to be your father's Oldsmobile. If there is an easy (and I mean easy) way to resolve the partition issue or simply install a different distro in the left over partition (yes I'm saying this should be possible without deference to
anything else), then please outline the steps.
Next, my statement "Also there's no way to easily rollback to a prior distro, you have to do a wipe and reinstall." does NOT say or suggest there was an upgrade path (or downgrade path) on any other distro, nor did I make or infer any comparison to other distros allowing for this.......
that's your own misinterpretation. What I am saying is people should be certain which version they need if installing Ubuntu for the first time. Otherwise, they will have to deal with additional formatting or reinstall issues. Thus your anger is misguided.
If you have a linux gui that you like then good for you, but please don't try to obfuscate my legitimate warning to folks.