Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on November 18, 2006 11:46 AM
The chief problem right now is that some folks, like Linspire, Novell/SuSE, and Mandriva, want to include binary blobs in their base distros. Debian, which is the basis for Linspire, Ubuntu, and many others, says NO WAY.
If we had to pick one, I would like it to be Debian, and I speak as primarily a Slackware user. The reasons for that are as follows:
1.) Debian's excellent package management system, 2.) Debian's wide popularity, long existence, and reputation for stability, and 3.) Debian's insistence on keeping the core distro Free. You have the option of installing non-Free parts, if you wish, but it's not in the core distro.
If not Debian, then perhaps CentOS. Being a true clone of RHEL, it, too, is very solid and well supported. They tend to keep non-Free software out of the base distro as well, while, like Debian, giving you, the user, the option to install non-Free parts afterwards if you want.
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Re:Ignore it
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on November 18, 2006 11:46 AMIf we had to pick one, I would like it to be Debian, and I speak as primarily a Slackware user. The reasons for that are as follows:
1.) Debian's excellent package management system, 2.) Debian's wide popularity, long existence, and reputation for stability, and
3.) Debian's insistence on keeping the core distro Free. You have the option of installing non-Free parts, if you wish, but it's not in the core distro.
If not Debian, then perhaps CentOS. Being a true clone of RHEL, it, too, is very solid and well supported. They tend to keep non-Free software out of the base distro as well, while, like Debian, giving you, the user, the option to install non-Free parts afterwards if you want.
What do you think?
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