Comments on: Debian and corporate support http://robertmh.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/debian-and-corporate-support/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:33:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tarcisio Praciano-Pereira http://robertmh.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/debian-and-corporate-support/#comment-21 Tarcisio Praciano-Pereira Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:43:40 +0000 http://robertmh.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-21 I just want to repeat "I couldn’t write this text better than it is. In my word expression … when someone is talking about freedom … i always have in mind Debian." after 10 years using Debian and producing a lot inside this wonderful word called Debian. Please maintain this liberty for ever! Tarcisio I just want to repeat “I couldn’t write this text better than it is. In my word expression … when someone is talking about freedom … i always have in mind Debian.” after 10 years using Debian and producing a lot inside this wonderful word called Debian. Please maintain this liberty for ever!

Tarcisio

]]> By: ihtys http://robertmh.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/debian-and-corporate-support/#comment-20 ihtys Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:36:25 +0000 http://robertmh.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-20 Robert, welcome in blogosphere Robert, welcome in blogosphere

]]> By: numb3r5ev3n http://robertmh.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/debian-and-corporate-support/#comment-19 numb3r5ev3n Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:33:51 +0000 http://robertmh.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-19 Bravo to all of this. I hated Debian when I was a Linux newbie last year, until I installed it on my laptop and decided to play around with it. Yes, it has its quirks, but now it is my favorite distro. Bravo to all of this. I hated Debian when I was a Linux newbie last year, until I installed it on my laptop and decided to play around with it. Yes, it has its quirks, but now it is my favorite distro.

]]> By: Adam http://robertmh.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/debian-and-corporate-support/#comment-18 Adam Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:43:26 +0000 http://robertmh.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-18 If I were a company two things would attract me to Debian: 1) It is vast, runs almost anywhere, and has a genuinely good track record for security. The quality and quantity of the code is a big plus, if you want to use a piece. 2) Debian have an almost pathological approach to keeping the code base clean, which means that I can base my code on Debian and be pretty sure I won't get sued. Obviously you do due diligence and all that, but starting with Debian should make your life easier. One thing would put me off: Where is the head office, why can't I take the CEO out to dinner/golf? Some companies haven't understood open-source and still need to have someone hold their hand, Red Hat are doing very well as a result. Look at the most charismatic Distros, they are all Debian based. Caononical get it, Mepis get it, Xandros get it. Look at the people building on Debian I think even HP get it. Debian is a dsitro but more importantly it's a community meta project. Red Hat/SUSE are only a distros... If I were a company two things would attract me to Debian:

1) It is vast, runs almost anywhere, and has a genuinely good track record for security. The quality and quantity of the code is a big plus, if you want to use a piece.

2) Debian have an almost pathological approach to keeping the code base clean, which means that I can base my code on Debian and be pretty sure I won’t get sued. Obviously you do due diligence and all that, but starting with Debian should make your life easier.

One thing would put me off: Where is the head office, why can’t I take the CEO out to dinner/golf? Some companies haven’t understood open-source and still need to have someone hold their hand, Red Hat are doing very well as a result.

Look at the most charismatic Distros, they are all Debian based. Caononical get it, Mepis get it, Xandros get it. Look at the people building on Debian I think even HP get it.

Debian is a dsitro but more importantly it’s a community meta project. Red Hat/SUSE are only a distros…

]]> By: gregory peck http://robertmh.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/debian-and-corporate-support/#comment-17 gregory peck Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:12:23 +0000 http://robertmh.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-17 decentralist: you don't say why the many supported architectures is a weakness. If you beleive it's that they prolonge the release cycle of Debian you should probably think again. Someone with better insight should probably elaborate further on this, but from what I understand most release critical bugs does not come from debian supporting many architectures. decentralist:
you don’t say why the many supported architectures is a weakness.
If you beleive it’s that they prolonge the release cycle of Debian you
should probably think again. Someone with better insight should
probably elaborate further on this, but from what I understand most
release critical bugs does not come from debian supporting many
architectures.

]]> By: decentralist http://robertmh.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/debian-and-corporate-support/#comment-16 decentralist Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:45:08 +0000 http://robertmh.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-16 IMO, if Debian has a biggest weakness, it is not its lack of corporate-ness. That is a strength because it can't be subject to a hostile takeover. It is the sheer scope of the number of platforms it supports. My only recommendation to change Debian would be to reduce the number of GNU/Linux supported architectures, and upgrade the Debian with NetBSD kernel support so that all the least used architectures would have to (get to) use the After all, these fringe architectures aren't being used as personal desktops, they don't need all desktop features, and IMO NetBSD would make the porting value to expense ratio easier. Look what Debian Sidux can do by only supporting 2 architectures. IMO, if Debian has a biggest weakness, it is not its lack of corporate-ness. That is a strength because it can’t be subject to a hostile takeover. It is the sheer scope of the number of platforms it supports.

My only recommendation to change Debian would be to reduce the number of GNU/Linux supported architectures, and upgrade the Debian with NetBSD kernel support so that all the least used architectures would have to (get to) use the

After all, these fringe architectures aren’t being used as personal desktops, they don’t need all desktop features, and IMO NetBSD would make the porting value to expense ratio easier. Look what Debian Sidux can do by only supporting 2 architectures.

]]> By: El Cerrajero http://robertmh.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/debian-and-corporate-support/#comment-15 El Cerrajero Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:38:12 +0000 http://robertmh.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-15 The point is Debian isn't just another distro, because Debian is THE DISTRO. Nothing, I repeat, nothing can be compare to Debian GNU/Linux Universe. Just check out platforms supported, packages available, etc The point is Debian isn’t just another distro, because Debian is THE DISTRO.

Nothing, I repeat, nothing can be compare to Debian GNU/Linux Universe.

Just check out platforms supported, packages available, etc

]]> By: Lorenzo E. Danielsson http://robertmh.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/debian-and-corporate-support/#comment-14 Lorenzo E. Danielsson Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:40:06 +0000 http://robertmh.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-14 You could call Debian a host of things, "immature" is not one of them. I have used quite a few distros over the years but always end up coming back to Debian, because it just feels more solid than any other Linux, including some of its famous derivates. Speaking of which, some of those derivates pre-configure your system so much to your dissatisfaction that you spend days trying to clean up the garbage. Debian doesn't do that. There are issues that where I personally feel the Debian Team behave immature *cough, cough* Icewea.. But then again, aptitude exterminate-forever iceweasel, followed by a visit to Mozilla took care of that. The issue doesn't reflect on the stability of the Debian system. Currently we run Debian on our servers at work. I'm actually quite fond of the BSDs, and would have loved to see NetBSD or possibly FreeBSD residing on my laptop. But, but, BSD and hardware support are best not mentioned in the same sentence. So I'm running Debian on the laptop as well. :-) You could call Debian a host of things, “immature” is not one of them. I have used quite a few distros over the years but always end up coming back to Debian, because it just feels more solid than any other Linux, including some of its famous derivates.

Speaking of which, some of those derivates pre-configure your system so much to your dissatisfaction that you spend days trying to clean up the garbage. Debian doesn’t do that.

There are issues that where I personally feel the Debian Team behave immature *cough, cough* Icewea.. But then again, aptitude exterminate-forever iceweasel, followed by a visit to Mozilla took care of that. The issue doesn’t reflect on the stability of the Debian system.

Currently we run Debian on our servers at work. I’m actually quite fond of the BSDs, and would have loved to see NetBSD or possibly FreeBSD residing on my laptop. But, but, BSD and hardware support are best not mentioned in the same sentence. So I’m running Debian on the laptop as well. :-)

]]> By: meowkejamsangat http://robertmh.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/debian-and-corporate-support/#comment-13 meowkejamsangat Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:45:10 +0000 http://robertmh.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-13 Debian is my favorite choice for GNU/LINUX server deployment, and OpenBSD is my favorite choice for BSD Family server deployment. Both OSes are excellent, and everything in their documentation, then everything just work! ;) Debian is my favorite choice for GNU/LINUX server deployment, and OpenBSD is my favorite choice for BSD Family server deployment. Both OSes are excellent, and everything in their documentation, then everything just work!

;)

]]> By: jsagazio http://robertmh.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/debian-and-corporate-support/#comment-12 jsagazio Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:35:13 +0000 http://robertmh.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-12 I have been using Debian for the last 4 years and I never had any problems with the stable release. It's easy to use, very reliable and if I need help with something all I have to do is go to GOOGLE, type my question, debian. I always get some response to see me through. I personally offer my sincere thanks to the folks that make this possible. I have been using Debian for the last 4 years and I never had any problems with the stable release.

It’s easy to use, very reliable and if I need help with something all I have to do is go to GOOGLE, type my question, debian. I always get some response to see me through.

I personally offer my sincere thanks to the folks that make this possible.

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