Re: distributions: UBUNTU vs DEBIAN
On 2006-04-23, Hal Vaughan penned:
>>
>> Here's what I don't understand: If you like what other distributions
>> do better, why are you so busy trying to convince debian to change?
>> Why not just switch to one of the several distros you've mentioned?
>
> This may not be a logical fallacy. If not, it should be: the idea
> that if you don't like something, find a substitute. Those that
> criticize something (like Debian) often have a high regard for it,
> which is why they take the time and effort to provide constructive
> criticism. If they didn't like it and didn't care, they would jump
> ship. Then we'd have something with no disagreement and a project
> that would become more and more esoteric until it met only the needs
> of a few developers.
>
> If everyone had this attitude, nothing would ever improve.
In general, I agree. A suggestion to change something to be more
useful shouldn't be met with derision.
In this case, however, it seems to me that several people, including a
debian dev, have tried to explain why the request is contrary to the
goals, in fact the very purpose, of debian. It strikes me as kind of
like a consumer telling Ferrari their fuel efficiency sucks ...
Or maybe I'm missing Steve's whole point. But that's how it seems to
me.
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monique
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