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Re: Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch) released

  • Subject: Re: Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch) released
  • From: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:09:54 +0100
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  • Organization: Slated.org
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Verily I say unto thee, that nick spake thusly:

> http://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070408

Here's some interesting comparisons between Debian Etch and Vista:

Project Life-cycle:
 . Debian - 1.75 years (Etch)
 . Vista  - 5.50 years

Supported Architectures:
 . Debian - Sparc, Alpha, PowerPC, i386, ia64, PA-RISC, MIPS, ARM, IBM
            S/390, AMD64 and Intel EM64T. (Older custom versions for the
            Motorola MC68K series)
 . Vista  - Technically ... none, since it doesn't really work.

Available Desktop Environments / Window Managers:
 . Debian - 3D-Desktop, 4dwm, 5Dwm, 9wm, aewm, AfterStep, amiwm,
            Blackbox, Compiz/Beryl, CTWM, dwm, EDE (Equinox),
            Enlightenment, EvilPoison, evilwm, Fluxbox, foXdesktop,
            FVWM, FVWM95, FVWM-Crystal, Gnome, hackedbox, HaZe, IceWM,
            Ion, JD4X (Java Desktop), JWM, Kahakai, KDE, KWin, Larswm,
            Luminocity, LWM, Matchbox, Metacity, Metisse, MWM (Motif),
            OLWM/OLVWM, Openbox, Orion, Oroborus, PekWM, PLWM, PWM,
            Qvwm, ratpoison, ROX, Sawfish, Scwm, Stumpwm, swm, The GREAT
            Desktop, TrsWM, twm, UDE, uwm, Waimea, WindowLab, Window
            Maker, wm2, WMI, wmii, XD640, XFCE, Xfwm, XPde, XPwm, XWEM
. Vista   - Aero

Price:
 . Debian -   Â0.00
 . Vista  - Â187.48 (Home Premium - a.k.a. The "real" version) [Amazon]

License:
 . Debian - Mainly GPL/LGPL. Full sources available at no cost.
 . Vista  - Proprietary. SDKs only. (Limited Sources available to select
            partners and government agencies).

Role/Deployment:
 . Debian - Server, Desktop, Media Centre, Office, Cluster /
            Supercomputing, Any Purpose.
 . Vista  - Experimental Desktop, Toy, Practical Joke.

Summary:
 . Debian - "Support for Debian is among the most complete you can find
             in the open source world. Debian is traditionally a
             distribution of developers that connect with each other and
             with users via email or IRC. Developers respond to bug
             reports promptly. Several mailing lists in all supported
             languages have high traffic and people that like to help.
             If you're in a hurry, you can join the #debian IRC channel
             on the freenode network. You can even pay for support if
             you want to; debian.org has a list of companies that will
             take your money and answer your questions.

             Debian is the most truly community-driven distribution,
             proud of its GNU name. It supports lots of platforms, and
             its software quality assurance is excellent. Security flaws
             are fixed in the Etch repositories quickly. With mirrors
             all around the world, installation of new packages is
             quick. Even if any single Linux company disappears, Debian
             will remain intact -- as my desktop OS."
              - http://tinyurl.com/yqg3cq (newsforge.com)

 . Vista  -  "I found [Vista] to be a dangerously unstable operating
              system, which has caused me to lose data ... unfortunately
              this product is unfit for any user.
               - http://tinyurl.com/3bpfs2 (hardocp.com)

-- 
K.
http://slated.org

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