also sprach Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.12.12.1431 +0100]: > > Still, #ubuntu is not the place to which we should > > send people when they want Debian vs. Ubuntu thoughts. > > Respectfully: Why not?
Because the quality of information there won't be much better than in Debian-forums -- people are biased. I've witnessed quite some polemic talk by Ubuntu users advocating their distro, somewhat reminiscent of what I would have assumed to hear by Gentoo folks. > The Ubuntu people, having actually derived Ubuntu from Debian, are the > ones who are in the best position to know what they changed along the > way. Is that what users want to hear? Or do they want to hear what the difference in terms of usability and expected skill level is? What if users are seeking a balanced account and thus consult with both sides? > On the other hand, we Debian people, having created Debian from > various upstream sources, know nothing about how Ubuntu differs > - unless we are particularly curious or happen to be Ubuntu people > *also*. And, is this a good thing? As I said before, Ubuntu is not just another distro. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : proud Debian developer and author: http://debiansystem.info `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP (sub)keys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! "a fundamentalist is someone who hates sin more than he loves virtue." -- john h. schaar
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