Re: Debian Logo Use
I agree with this. If something unstable is going to be based on
Debian, then I think a different (non-Debian) name should be used.
Chris.
On 15/04/2008, Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@gwolf.org> wrote:
> Will Kaiser dijo [Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 09:44:05PM -0700]:
> > (...)
> > I'm also pretty sure our goals are aligned a bit differently. The marketing
> > on the Debian Live CD website doesn't spell out that they are targeting
> > Desktop Linux or use as an alternative to derivatives such as Ubuntu and
> > friends. We also use a cool but non-standard apt configuration. Mainly
> > though, it's the marketing on the live cd project that won't work with our
> > primary goal. To appeal to (non-techie) Ubuntu users, you pretty much need
> > to use puppets and pictures to explain what your distro can do.
>
> Umh... I know this will sound quite boring to you - But I (and I
> guess, many of the Debian people) do not like the idea of presenting
> testing/unstable snapshots as something ready for the end-user to
> install. Hey, if they want unstable software, why not try
> Ubuntu?</joke>
>
> I understand you have your own motivations, and I know our testing is
> more workable and more stable than many official distributions... But
> anyway, Debian releases _are_ stable, and presenting Debiwhatever as a
> testing snapshot won't do much good to Debian's reputation - known for
> being anal about stability.
>
> Greetings,
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