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I smell elitism….

Now they put some glorified GUI or installation scheme on top of debian

If it’s 'just' a glorified GUI that doesn't really require any significant work, why doesn't Debian implement it? It’s ‘just a GUI’ after all...

Tell me what contribution these new distros(ubuntu, knoppix, mepis...) have made as far as developing architecture, filesystems, installers, etc etc of a linux system??

As you can see, most people seem to value the contribution made by distros like Ubuntu more than stuff you listed above. Doesn't that tell you something about why people are choosing Ubuntu both as a distro and a base system for further development?

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.

What do you mean he is not capable to take the world on his own? What are you talking about? And if Ubuntu "is debian anyway," why do you care what MEPIS uses as a base?

Seriously man, you need to stop being so uptight about your precious debian. "Be a man” and compile everything yourself, use only CLI applications and design your system to break X on purpose. No one cares how big of a debian pro you are and it certainly doesn't add any value to your argument. Let people use what they find suits them most and while you keep on compiling...

P.S. I am not even an Ubuntu fan, on the contrary, I am not particularly fond of Ubuntu and some aspects of the Linux world in general.