Why Debian is Different
Aug 20, 2008, 14:04 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Sam Varghese)
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"Can a distribution that serves as the base for others
to profit keep its own userbase? Most definitely - indeed, in many
cases, people have begun using Linux by installing Debian
derivatives. They then find that the old man is much better than
the children and switch to Debian, simply because it encapsulates
many of the pluses that one cannot find in newer
distributions."
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