MadPenguin interviews Bruce Perens about the new Debian Common Core Alliance. "As former Debian lead Bruce Perens discusses in this article, Debian has long played a central role in helping people all over the world share the fun, frivolity, fascination, and occasional frustration that is the world of free Open Source software."
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Member since:2005-07-11
Member since:I was the one that started the Ubuntu conversation. I didn't quite mean that there is no point as using debian as a base because of ubuntu. Quite the contrary. I love debian as a base system. I don't think there's an cleaner, easier to use system out there.
My point about Ubuntu was that I wish that they'd take part in this organization, so that they can contribute all of the great things they've been working on. Also I'd would love to see all of the major debian derived distro's to be able to be compatible with each other to a certain extent.
And to the person who asked why are we talking about ubuntu...I raised the question half knowing that someone would throw that out there. There seem to be a lot of people that are very irritated w/ ubuntu for some reason, but I honestly felt that Ubuntu was a very realavant topic in regards to DCC, because it is now the most popular of the debian derived distros. It also has accomplished a lot in terms of being that "ultimate desktop distro" that many have strived to accpomplish but in the end failed in one way or another.
Ok Flame on...
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2005-08-12
i looked at some comments here. these should encompass suggestions about debian as foundation for all new user-friendly distros and what can be done to respect debian as back bone.
Why we are discussing Ubuntu as it has not even joined DCC?? if i am correct..