Re: reasons to ditch LILO before upgrading to jessie?
On Sun 10 Jul 2016 at 10:31:38 +0200, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 09, 2016 at 11:15:08PM +0100, Brian wrote:
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> [...]
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> > This is a common misconception. Debian is about providing the best free
> > operating system possible.
>
> In your humble opinion.
>
> (sorry, I know I'm feeding it, but I couldn't resist).
Not just my opinion. Please see
http://upsilon.cc/~zack/talks/2012/20121113-orange.pdf
On page 1:
Debian: a Free Operating System
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and its Relationships with the Outer World
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Stefano Zacchiroli
Debian Project Leader
13 November 2012
Paris, France
Orange — Open Source Group
2nd annual seminar
On page 5:
Debian: once upon a time
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1st major distro developed “openly in the spirit of GNU”
On page 6:
1/3 of Debian: the operating system
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flagship product: Debian stable
Finally, on page 9:
1/3 of Debian: the Project
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Common goal:
Create the best, Free operating system.
Is this authoritative enough?
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