Re: Very slow network - Ubuntu
On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 03:58:04PM -0400, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote:
> A. Ben Hmeda wrote:
>
> >>
> >> Until you at least become current on you workstation, stop asking
> >> questions.
> >>
> >
> > Do you honestly think that everyone here is using Etch? or Sarge?
> >
>
> On a Debian user mailing list, I expect people to use Debian. Not Ubuntu,
> not kanotix, not Xandros .... Though all these are based on Debian, they
> are not Debian and there are crucial differences.
>
>
> >> I don't really care to support an OLD version of a Debian derivative,
> >> that isn't really Debian in the first place. Do us THAT before we
> >> continue.
> > If you are so pissed off that I'm not using 6.10, why are you replying
> > in the first place? and Ubuntu isn't really Debian? what do you call a
> > distro that uses apt, aptitude, deborphan, dpkg, etc and claims to be
> > based on Debian? do you call it Yoper?
>
> Yes. Ubuntu is NOT Debian. It is BASED on Debian. That is a big difference.
> The fact that you are getting any replies (and not being flamed so far)
> just shows how helpful+knowledgeable the community is. It does not mean
> that you can ask your **** Ubuntu related issues on this list. There are
> enough Ubuntu forums, mailing lists out there. They are set up for a
> reason. If you cannot find an answer there, it is YOUR problem to keep
> running Ubuntu.
>
In another thread, a poster who claims to be Ian Murdock said that Ubuntu is
considered to be Debian. I say Debian is the 'One True Way', but that Ubuntu
is a 'Lesser Way' that can lead to Debian ;-)
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Paul E Condon
pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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