As you probably know, there are quite a few distros based on Debian. I'm actually using Kanotix myself. The great part is that all these Debian-based distros can (for the most part) make use of the vast archive of Debian packages that you can install with apt-get. With something like 15,000 packages in Sid, it's a tremendous resource.
I'd like to see Debian emerge as a standard of sorts. All the incompatible collections of RPMs, TGZs and whatever holds Linux development back, in my opinion. Of course, everyone will argue that "their" standard is best - so be it. But I've tried all the big-name distros (SuSE, Red Hat, Mandrake, Slackware, etc) and I think Debian's packaging system is the most elegant. regards, Robert On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 00:11:27 -0800 (PST) ken keanon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > There are so many distros out there its confusing. Any reason(s) why > Debian should be the preferred choice? > > Any statistics from any source(s) to proof the popularity of Debian? > > I'm in the dark waiting to be enlightened. > > Cheers > > Ken -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
