Comment Re:Apology from "use Debian" guy. (Score 1) 184
Freed
Thanks for posting that. Your point is well taken...anybody who claims to have all free software but doesn't *should* be called on it (and it doesn't matter who it is...Debian, RedHat, S.u.S.e, or any others.)
However, a point that is just under the surface there is this: one of our greatest strengths is that GNU/Linux comes in so many different packages. It's the same core but with many different makers (distros) which all provide their own set of options. What distro A lacks, B has, so if you need that function/option, B is the better choice. However, as sure as that B will lack something that A has.
I tend to view the fact that we have different distros and so many variations, yet all based very much on the same core system as a strength. If a Micro~1 product falls short, who can you turn to while keeping with Windows? No-body (generally speaking here.) If a GNU/Linux distro falls short, there is another to step-in and take its place.
I sometimes find it interesting how we spend so much time fighting each other and trying to destroy what is actually one of our strong selling-points.
Thanks for posting that. Your point is well taken...anybody who claims to have all free software but doesn't *should* be called on it (and it doesn't matter who it is...Debian, RedHat, S.u.S.e, or any others.)
However, a point that is just under the surface there is this: one of our greatest strengths is that GNU/Linux comes in so many different packages. It's the same core but with many different makers (distros) which all provide their own set of options. What distro A lacks, B has, so if you need that function/option, B is the better choice. However, as sure as that B will lack something that A has.
I tend to view the fact that we have different distros and so many variations, yet all based very much on the same core system as a strength. If a Micro~1 product falls short, who can you turn to while keeping with Windows? No-body (generally speaking here.) If a GNU/Linux distro falls short, there is another to step-in and take its place.
I sometimes find it interesting how we spend so much time fighting each other and trying to destroy what is actually one of our strong selling-points.
