Re: why debian
As you probably know, there are quite a few distros based on Debian. I'm
actually using Kanotix myself. The great part is that all these
Debian-based distros can (for the most part) make use of the vast
archive of Debian packages that you can install with apt-get. With
something like 15,000 packages in Sid, it's a tremendous resource.
I'd like to see Debian emerge as a standard of sorts. All the
incompatible collections of RPMs, TGZs and whatever holds Linux
development back, in my opinion. Of course, everyone will argue that
"their" standard is best - so be it. But I've tried all the big-name
distros (SuSE, Red Hat, Mandrake, Slackware, etc) and I think Debian's
packaging system is the most elegant.
regards,
Robert
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 00:11:27 -0800 (PST)
ken keanon <kenkeanon@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There are so many distros out there its confusing. Any reason(s) why
> Debian should be the preferred choice?
>
> Any statistics from any source(s) to proof the popularity of Debian?
>
> I'm in the dark waiting to be enlightened.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ken
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