Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 22nd Mar 2006 18:02 UTC
Mepis LLC, a long-time Debian Linux distributor, is switching from Debian to Ubuntu as the basis for its SimplyMEPIS Linux distribution. It seems MEPIS founder Warren Woodford has decided that MEPIS will do better for its users by depending upon Ubuntu, rather than Debian, for its foundation.
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2005-08-12
I use debian pure and compile everything myself.
All these new breed of distros Ubuntu, Mepis, xandros, knoppix are 90% based on debian. Now they put some glorified GUI or installation scheme on top of debian and then claim to be a revolutionary distro alternative to..?
Debian is far beyond a distro.. it is a linux system(i dont know exact word) which is developed over the years. Similarly slackware or redhat have at least contributed to a new trend or system.Tell me what contribution these new distros(ubuntu, knoppix, mepis...) have made as far as developing architecture, filesystems, installers, etc etc of a ilnux system??
mepis is really great distro but changing base to Ubuntu(which is debian anyway) doesn't make it any superior. in fact it shows incapabilities of Mepis founder Warren to take on the world on his own.
You cannot change your biological mother..ever?