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Re: Ubunto vs. Debian



* Benjamin Sher <delphi123@zebra.net> [2005 Jul 17 10:02 -0500]:

> There are two main Linux distros: Red Hat and Debian. Each have many 
> derivates. Xandros is one of at least 25 distros based on Debian. 

That statement might get our Slackware friends in an uproar.  ;-)  

Not so long ago Slackware was the main Linux distro and *seems* to have
slipped to third place, but then it's difficult to tell.  There is a
certain elegant simplicity to a Slackware system.  I still have a soft
spot in my heart for Slackware, but I use Debian daily.

- Nate>>

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