On Sat, 9 Nov 2013, Alberto Salvia Novella wrote: [propagated response to bottom]
El 09/11/13 08:48, Itay escribió:On Sat, 9 Nov 2013, Beco wrote:
Which are the very important reasons why do you prefer Debian over Ubuntu?Why to use a Debian based OS if you can use Debian? My best, Beco.I second that. Itay
So you feel more vanilla is better, is this?
I prefer chocolate... ;-)Now seriously, I admit I did not try out ubuntu and my decision was based only on impression from reading ubuntu and debian publications, mailing lists, etc. I had the impression that ubuntu's claim-to-fame was being closer to the cutting-edge, while debian's was stability.
I am a home user, with no formal education whatsoever in system administration and computers. But after trying RedHat, Fedora, Centos, I got tired from trying to maintain a stable PC system for home use with these distributions. Debian was the first to provide me with a good mixture of stability and concurrency with latest advances in computer technology.
Yes, I have to sweat on doing simple things, like configuring exim4 to send out email to my public address. But the good thing in Debian for me is: I feel that once Ilearn to do something, the knowledge will stay with me, and will be relevant for quite some time in the future.
Hope this helps. Itay