Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on October 21, 2005 09:15 PM
unlike the other dude, at least you make sense<nobr> <wbr></nobr>;-)
Free software is also about *options*. The Debian release process is designed for Debian and those who like myself, put stability as a top priority and I would be really pissed off if Debian changed it. However, Ubuntu provides a great alternative to those who would put predictability and being up to date as their priority. I have no problems with that at all, in fact, I think that Ubuntu takes pressure *off* the Debian project to release more often and thereby compromise stablity.
In economic terms, we have a case of "market differentiation" which is only for the good of all.
This being said - you would have to admit that a distro which is exactly 1/15th in size of Debian is simply in a different business. Nothing wrong with that, but they should not be seen as competing but rather complementing each other.
I personally will stick with Debian, but I will gladly pass on Ubuntu disks to my newbie friends.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on October 21, 2005 09:15 PMFree software is also about *options*. The Debian release process is designed for Debian and those who like myself, put stability as a top priority and I would be really pissed off if Debian changed it. However, Ubuntu provides a great alternative to those who would put predictability and being up to date as their priority. I have no problems with that at all, in fact, I think that Ubuntu takes pressure *off* the Debian project to release more often and thereby compromise stablity.
In economic terms, we have a case of "market differentiation" which is only for the good of all.
This being said - you would have to admit that a distro which is exactly 1/15th in size of Debian is simply in a different business. Nothing wrong with that, but they should not be seen as competing but rather complementing each other.
I personally will stick with Debian, but I will gladly pass on Ubuntu disks to my newbie friends.
Cheers!
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