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The Importance of Being Debian

Posted by michael on from the join-the-collective dept.

Orre writes "This is an interesting article on why we should be interested in this non-commercial linux distribution. Some of the points: No lies, Suit-Free Zone, Apt-get. And by the way, Hewlett-Packard has chosen Debian to be their standard linux distribution."

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  1. Re:Debians logo STOLEN by Silhouet · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm *realy* shocked ...

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  2. The logo is not COPYLEFT? by Subcarrier · · Score: 4, Funny

    I ripped off the entire Debian. I'm running it on my machine now. :-]

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  3. Excuse me... by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 2, Funny

    Micrsoft just called, they say Slashdot violated their copyright on favouritism, biased journalism and immoral propaganda towards other OSes. They are now deploying Special Agent Ballmer to sodomize Taco for this. Have a nice day.

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  4. Re:Those Debian loving guys have missed the point by kubrick · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was quite appalled to read this:

    Where did you read this? It wasn't in the linked article, and Google didn't help me at all.

    Talk about putting words into the mouths of your opponents.

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  5. Re:The importance of offering support . . . by Skapare · · Score: 3, Funny

    Actually, suits ask these three important questions:

    1. Will it appear to work until I'm gone from this place?
    2. Can I hide the real after-sales costs from the budget so I can make my boss approve, and make the company look profitable?
    3. Is there someone we can sue if I end up looking bad for choosing this?
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  6. Hewlett -- wha??? by angst_ridden_hipster · · Score: 3, Funny
    And by the way, Hewlett-Packard has chosen Debian to be their standard linux distribution.

    Hewlett-wha? Perhaps you mean "HP" (soon to be known as "Compaq-Fiorina").

    (http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/bu siness/companies/hewlett_packard/3282149.htm)

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  7. Re:Real reason to use Debian by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    All the idiots in this forum of course!