On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 15:55 +0100, Lisi wrote: > On Tuesday 14 June 2011 15:16:38 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > And there are billions of users who tried to switch from Windows to > > Linux just regarding to ethical reasons or better software regarding to > > their needs and they all need to use Windows, because the Linux > > community don't care about people who only wish to use a tool like > > Linux. > > Ubuntu is part of the Linux community, as is OpenSUSE, as is I understand > Mandriva, as are several netbook OSes (e.g. Linpus Lite <shudder>), as > is..... > > But Debian has made a policy decision to have only free software in its main > repository. Moreover, I would say that on the whole Debian appeals to people > who like to tinker, and do not like being told, in a manner that I at least > find patronising, what to do. > > Many people do not like Debian's philosophy and do not use Debian. That > choice is open to you as to everyone else. If you are using Debian, you must > have made a conscious choice to do so. If you now find that you don't like > its philosophy, then by all means change to a distro whose philosophy chimes > with yours. > > Lisi
OpenSuse and Ubuntu are on my machine too, there things are much more worse than for Debian. Much more folderol as there is for Debian. I wonder that for Debian there still is folderol as this odd script. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1308066984.2218.229.camel@debian
