[Klug-general] Debian question

[Andy Smith]

Hi,

On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 03:28:33AM -0400, Karl Lattimer wrote:
> I can see ubuntu detaching from debian now. Its long understood that debian
> 'advocacy' (aka zealotry) has been its major downfall in the past. Ubuntu
> changed the space by minimizing zealotry and creating an up to date
> platform, the only problem with ubuntu in the market is the "we have this"
> ... NIH technology marketing. 
> 
> I doubt that ubuntu and debian will remain good friends in the future.
> Ubuntu just needed a reason not to trust their source.

How do you think this will manifest itself in practical terms?

> OpenSolaris, which is kick ass and Ian Murdoch now he's no longer
> a member of the community he described as being too politically
> motivated has created something truly fantastic.

The first public release of OpenSolaris was about two years before
Ian Murdock was hired by Sun, so I don't think you can reasonably
claim that he created it.

Cheers,
Andy
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