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Totally a valid criticism. Elementary is based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian, which is based on Linux. Most of the value in that chain is the work of ot
by jstewartmobile 7y ago
Totally a valid criticism.
Elementary is based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian, which is based on Linux. Most of the value in that chain is the work of others.
Last I checked, debian.org & kernel.org don't have a "Pay What You Want" button above the fold.
Debian is awesome. Linux is awesome. I'm not going to tip my hat to some guy putting skins on Debian and charging for it.
- RussianCow 7y agoEverything is ultimately built on the work of others. Do you call Brave or Vivaldi "half-assed" because they didn't write their own browser engine from scratch? The fact that they didn't start at zero doesn't make their contribution any less meaningful.
- asjw 7y agoLinux, which is based on UNIX and implements POSIX BTW without x86 there would be no Linux and what about the Von Neumann architecture? How far back should we have to go? Elementary doesn't even force you to pay, you can use it for free (as in freedom as well)
- girvo 7y agoThis is the quintessential “HN Middebrow Dismissal”. Good to know they’re still alive and strong here. “Just a skin” is absolute crap.