Re: why debian?
On Wed, Apr 15, 1998 at 02:49:31PM -0700, King Lee wrote:
> While Debian does have more packages, it also seems to stricter, in
> terms of including packages into their core distribution, than
> Red Hat. There were several important (IMHO) packages
> available on Red Hat cdroms that were not available on Debian cdroms.
> These packages are available from their site in their directory
> of non-free software, so the packages are still available, but
> less convenient to access.
I don't think this has accurate; Debian doesn't have a policy about
what types of software go into the distribution. Only that non-free
software (as defined by the Debian Free Software Guidelines) does
not go in the main section. Beyond that there is no discrimination
on packages.
> Also, IMHO, Red Hat has more included more documentation
> on their system than Debian. In particular, I like the Red Hat
> manual which comes in HTML format.
There is little Debian-specific user documentation (to the best
of my knowledge), that is true.
Hamish
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