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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. It's official by Jucius+Maximus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We now know for certain that Michael and CmdrTaco are the same person. :P

  2. Debians logo STOLEN by k98sven · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ok, it's kind of offtopic, but as the Swedish Gnuheter reported the other day this swedish site appears to have ripped-off the Debian logo.

    1. Re:Debians logo STOLEN by lostchicken · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Well, in that case...
      Let the slashdotting begin!

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      -twb
  3. Re:Beg pardon? by Oculus+Habent · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Missed the Importance of Being Earnest tie-in, huh?

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    You only die twice, Mr. Bond.

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    That what was all this school was for... to teach us how to solve our own problems. -- janeowit
  4. mozilla by lamp77 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I dig the mozilla bug that makes text overlap sometimes. Happening in this story for example.

    Noice.