Brian wrote:
Ummm.... quite a few of us ARE using Debian, and HAVE BEEN using Debian, and discussion of comparisons and alternatives seems to be perfectly on topic.On Wed 19 Nov 2014 at 12:41:45 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote:Jonathan Dowland wrote:On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 03:25:24AM +1100, Andrew McGlashan wrote:No, not necessarily. For many, it means that Debian Linux is dying and will soon be dead -- or rather, no longer relevant. I just hope that the alternative in FreeBSD works out.I encourage you to find out sooner, rather than later, but please don't trouble to tell us whether it does or not.Please DO report back. Some of us really do want to know the state of alternatives.Apart from using your own resources to explore alternatives you will find the experts at http://www.freelists.org/list/modular-debian The list is tailored exactly to your needs and the needs of others with similar thinking. They are actively seeking recruits. I am confident you will be welcomed into a congenial coterie of like-minded people where discussion of other operating systems is always on the agenda. The vast majority on debian-user see this list as being for the support of users who *use* Debian and not a talking shop about it. Encouragement to pervert its purpose is little short of bad manners, no matter how interesting a small number may find the topic. Please be considerate.
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