markshuttleworth.com — In his, recent blog post, Mark Shuttleworth talks about what makes Debian so strong, why there is so much conflict about it and where his sees its chances. Of oucrse, he also relates it to Ubuntu."I’m of the opinion that Ubuntu could not exist without Debian."
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chrono13Sep 9, 2006
For those who don't know, Digg is ran on Debian : )
airniqueelSep 9, 2006
I think the best part about Ubuntu in general is its ease of use and the fact that most applications can be obtained through the synaptic manager. I'm still a relative newbie on Linux, but I am amazed at how smooth my transition from Windows to Linux has been. Plus I just saved a bunch of money on my computer by switching to Kubuntu :)
llanSep 9, 2006Submitter
Go trolling somewhere else, we don't want you here.
hutchikeSep 9, 2006
It's more newsworthy than all that "Digg users resigning over new Digg algorithm" crap.
tgoneSep 9, 2006
@STDOUBTyou're an idiot.
trogdoorSep 10, 2006
"Note that Edgy Eft has that option - but you have to turn it on (opt-in) so that they can build a "most popular" page and help new users find the best Linux apps."Is this the same as Debian's "popularity contest" ?
jemersonSep 10, 2006
From debian to edgy or another ubuntu release? XGL shouldn't have any problems moving in the latter, and the only change in the former which should be needed is, possibly, modification of the font path.
jemersonSep 10, 2006
It's not argument that he's complaining about, it's flame wars. "Pointless arguments" that exist for little reason other than geek rage and, not based on actual discussion of the issues, end up hitting decisions based only on who has little enough of a life or personality to keep yelling on the internet for long enough time. Argument is great, and any project is going to have it. But vast amounts of what I've seen coming from Debian are just personality conflicts that wind up being the equivalent of high school cliques talkin' smak bout the new girl.
jacks0nSep 10, 2006
yeah, the thing is most people I know don't even realise that programs are *gasp* developed, and are a work in progress. They see upgrading as a hassell, because they've associated it with security flaws (windows anyone?), rather than an extension of the original work. others don't even see the need for it. :-/