Re: debian vs ubuntu and knoppix
On Tuesday 11 October 2005 09:48 pm, Alvin Oga wrote:
> hi ya
>
> On Tue, 11 Oct 2005, Sam Rosenfeld wrote:
> > What are the major differences among the latest debian, ubuntu, and
> > knoppix distros?
>
> i'll bite on the bait/lure ..
>
> imho...
> - debian ... free ...
> - ubuntu ... commercialized version of debian's "hard work"
> which to me is wrong to do.. but oh well..
Bbbbuuuuuzzz! Wrong!
While Ubuntu is run by a corporation, it is still free (as in speech and as in
beer) software. I understand Ubuntu is not binary compatible with Sarge, but
I've heard many people working on Ubuntu FOR PAY are Debian developers
(someone please correct me if I'm wrong). That benefits Debian because,
while it doesn't produce binary compatible packages, it means these people
can earn an income working on source code, packages, and bugfixes that can be
fairly easily transferred back to Debian. Shuttleworth has even stated he
hopes Ubuntu helps the upstream work being done. He has put a lot of money
into Ubuntu, and it is NOT a profit center making him rich (well, he already
was rich enough to buy a flight to the ISS, but you get the picture).
To me what is wrong is calling something like Ubuntu wrong without knowing the
full story.
Hal
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