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:Did We Really Need Yet Another Linux Distribution?
Did We Really Need Yet Another Linux Distribution?
Jul 7, 2008, 22 :30 UTC (20 Talkback[s]) (6152 reads)

(Other stories by Matt Asay)

"I saw over on Linux Planet that Sidux, another Debian derivative, has been born. It never ceases to amaze me at how needless some of the open-source community's development efforts are. Did we really need yet another Linux distribution?

"What is Sidux's claim to fame, besides an unfortunate name...?"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
From the fine article:http://www.linuxpl ...   TFA tells all   
Carla Schroder
Jul 7, 2008, 22:59:41
 
Matt Asay asks if "we" really "need" ano ...   Now think about this.   
Brandioch Conner
Jul 7, 2008, 23:31:51
 
"My question is, why? Why not just use t ...   All you named are Linux distro monopoly wanna-be d   
dee cort
Jul 7, 2008, 23:44:21
 
If somebody or a group of people decide  ...   sure   
LD
Jul 7, 2008, 23:45:46
 
Sidux was started 11/24/06. ...   Little late to the party   
Cabal
Jul 7, 2008, 23:48:31
 
Sidux exists in part because of major ch ...   No, but we need THIS one!   
blackbelt_jones
Jul 7, 2008, 23:58:48
 
Open Source does not allocate scarce res ...   Wrong Question   
Steve Stites
Jul 8, 2008, 00:24:18
 
   I guess it is an ego trip for some wh ...   Ego trips for wannabees?   
wsd
Jul 8, 2008, 00:58:34
 
Open Source does not allocate scarce res ...   Re: Wrong Question   
blackbelt_jones
Jul 8, 2008, 01:14:06
 
Among the many reasons to want to do som ...   Laughing to the bank   
Jose_X
Jul 8, 2008, 02:47:04
 
I think most people even the ones involv ...   It is about freedom!   
Khan Md Ashraf
Jul 8, 2008, 02:55:12
 
.. in search of a project can tap into t ...   High school computer science teachers   
Jose_X
Jul 8, 2008, 03:23:54
 
    I guess it is an ego trip for some w ...   Re: Ego trips for wannabees? Not this time!   
blackbelt_jones
Jul 8, 2008, 03:26:28
 
It's as simple as that. It is not "D ...   If you itch, you scratch   
Jo Řiongen
Jul 8, 2008, 05:04:30
 
> I think most people even the ones invo ...   It is about silliness Re: It is about freedom!   
JFM
Jul 8, 2008, 07:00:41
 
Linux plus open source software gives ju ...   It's about creativity   
Stomfi
Jul 8, 2008, 11:25:57
 
>> Have you stopped for a single moment  ...   Re: It is about silliness Re: It is about freedom   
Jose_X
Jul 8, 2008, 11:38:01
 
> >> Have you stopped for a single momen ...   Re: Re: It is about silliness Re: It is about fre   
JFM
Jul 8, 2008, 14:15:53
 
Have you stopped for a single moment on  ...   Silliness   
blackbelt_jones
Jul 8, 2008, 14:55:01
 
This is plagiarism!  I read this same ar ...   Plagiarism?   
Peter Yellman
Jul 8, 2008, 15:10:56
 
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