by oj » Nov 14th, '12, 17:41
It looks like they tested with default settings. Fedora would be low on any measure of usability because of SEL being enabled by default. Once disabled, connecting shares and printers is as easy as any decent system, eg drakx tools. So I agree with wobo, the measures used seem rather subjective. It might be better to measure the amount of time, number of steps, number of edits and the like, that it takes to get from install to whatever-end result, eg remote printing, samba shares etc.
In that case fedora would sink back down to the 'unfriendly' end of the spectrum (where it does belong) due to the extra steps of disabling or uninstalling SELinux.
Regardless, Mageia does belong near the top of any measure of usability. I know people love their Mint, but in my experience Mageia is much better than Mint in every respect.