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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2005-11-05
Quite why you have been modded up to five is baffling.
I also use pure Debian, and am typing this on it. Debian is an entire system, as you say, but it is not perfect and it does not aim to produce an up-to-the-minute distribution for desktop users. This is where Ubuntu, Mepis et al come in and have made such a valuable contribution to Linux generally. They are quick and simple to install, honed to be a lot more stable than Debian Sid and they contain very new software - all wrapped up in a way that is fairly easy for the new user. Ubuntu's hardware detection (Dapper) is also outstanding, imho.
Debian is none of those things because it doesn't aim to be. It has different goals which it meets very well. Personally I think that if someone perseveres they'll find Debian more satisfying that the derivatives, but that is simply not an option for a lot of folks.
This is one contribution the Debian-based distros have made. A second one, as mentioned elsewhere, is the extensive patching done by Ubuntu which is intended to be shared around Debian generally. A third contribution is that Knoppix kicked off the whole live CD thing. Add those three together, and the contribution is massive. Just my 2 cents.