“Yeah, you have (probably) already heard about the new stable
release of one of the oldest Linux distributions around, Debian 4.0
(codename ‘Etch’), a distribution that inspired many of the popular
Linux operating systems you (probably) use today, like Ubuntu,
Xandros or MEPIS for example. Now, you may wonder what it brings
new to the Linux world, right? Well, I am sorry to say this, but I
really don’t see anything new in this version of Debian; and when
you think it cross my mind to ditch Ubuntu for it, shame on me for
having such treacherous thoughts! Now seriously, this release
brings new features, new software and a lot of improvements over
the previous version, Sarge…”