Re: debian vs ubuntu and knoppix
On Wednesday 12 October 2005 07:37 pm, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Alvin Oga wrote:
> > - it is commercialized, in my view, because they provide support
> > for $$$$ and is NOT free
>
> Amazingly enough lots of places do that for many different programs.
> Generally one being paid for support is good.
>
> > - it is NOT commercialized if you cannot buy the pre-packaged
> > CD's at the regular stores, but i could have and still would have
> > sworn i saw ubuntu at the local stores packaged in its fancy boxes
>
> Ah, so Debian is commercialized because I once saw it on sale at
> CompUSA? Ooookay then.
It isn't. He just made a statement without knowing all the facts, so he's
backpeddled and defined terms in a way that lets him feel he was right. He
just didn't check into or think about what he was saying either time.
Hal
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