[OT] Help for non-Debian distributions (was How to read log files)

[Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com>]

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:10:34 -0400 (EDT), Jordan Metzmeier wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:54:40 -0400, Jordan Metzmeier wrote:
>>>
>>> We are still supporting this guy, even though it appears he is not
>>> running Debian?
>>
>> I support the person and his question, he seems to be an active (and
>> productive) Debian user.
>>
>> Anyway, Debian and Ubuntu share almost the same source.
> 
> You don't think that the ubuntu-users mailing list would be more
> appropriate? debian.org lists the following as "based on Debian":
> 
> Collax
> Damn Small Linux
> Debian JP
> Embedded Debian, http://www.emdebian.org/
> Euronode, http://euronode.org/
> Floppix, http://floppix.ccai.com/
> Gibraltar
> GNUstep LIVE CD, http://io.debian.net/~tar/gnustep/
> grml
> Kanotix, http://www.kanotix.com/
> KNOPPIX, http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/
> Linspire, http://www.linspire.com/
> Linex
> MEPIS, http://www.mepis.org/
> M.N.I.S. OCERA, http://www.mnis.fr/en/products/
> Morphix
> PureOS
> RAYS LX
> Stonegate
> Ubuntu
> Univention Corporate Server
> Xandros
> 
> Do we support all of them here on debian-users list?

That's not even an exhaustive list.  According to DistroWatch.com, there
are, at the time of this writing, 253 distributions based on Debian --
far more than any other distribution!  Some of these distributions are
now defunct of course, but still that's a *huge* number!

http://distrowatch.com/search.php?category=All&origin=All&basedon=Debian&desktop=All&architecture=All&status=All

We can't possibly support them all here.  I agree with Jordan.  I'm not
trying to be unkind, but each distribution is responsible for its own
support.  If Camaleón wants to help him, we can't stop him; but I try
to direct users of other distributions to their own organization's help
forums.  There are too many subtle differences between all the
distributions.  Advice that I may give based on my experience with
Debian may not work, or even cause problems, on other distributions;
and since I don't use any other distribution, I would have no way of
knowing that.

That's my two cents worth.

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