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And, it's yet another ubuntu derivative.
by craftyguy 8y ago
And, it's yet another ubuntu derivative.
- geezerjay 8y ago...which is yet another Debian derivative.
- morog 8y agoA Debian derivative it may be, but as the server OS with the biggest market share, and also the most widely used Linux desktop distribution, it's hardly 'yet another'
- geezerjay 8y agoIt's yet another. It still repackages debian unstable, kinks and all. At best it adds value through maketing while piggybacking on Debian's work.
- rauhl 8y agoYou’re quite right that it’s the server OS with the biggest market share, but I seriously don’t understand why. I get why folks like Ubuntu on their desktops — it’s nice & bleeding edge, with all the latest gee-whiz gadgets and tons of proprietary drivers — but why would they use it on a server? For a server one ought to prefer stability & maintainability, no? And for me, that means Debian.
- craftyguy 8y agoWhile technically true, a ubuntu derivative carries, by virtue of ubuntu, a shit ton of non-upstream patches than debian... and, by definition, a shit ton of non-free software than debian.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoI have to admit I had the same thought, but seeing it backed by System76 does give me a lot of hope that it won't be another "flash in the pan" novelty distro that will disappear off the face of the earth in 12 months' time.