Re: Why Debian
On Sat, Nov 09, 2013 at 05:40:06AM -0200, Beco wrote:
> On 8 Nov 2013 14:15, "Alberto Salvia Novella" <es20490446e@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Summarizing:
> >
> > 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?
Exactly. Ubuntu has changed a lot from being just Debian with a
brown theme, and not in a good way, IMO. It seems that being GNU/Linux
is not trendy enough for Canonical, and being free (as in beer) is
what people are after. Catering for possible MS immigrants? Anyway, it
surely drives away more seasoned users with different values and
mindset.
Linux Mint? It's pretty much a green Ubuntu with a different UI and
its own repositories enabled (with all kinds of non-free cruft
installed by default).
Debian GNU/Linux is community driven distribution that values "free
as in freedom" more than most big distros out there. Also, it's light,
customizable, supports more architectures than any other, doesn't hold
your hand too tight, has DFSG and social contract, stays out of the
way, does all that and more, and is still stable as a rock. (And I'm
running a mixed testing/unstable/experimental system.)
--
debil
:wq
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