Custom Debian Distributions

Posted by michael on Friday April 2, 2004 @04:04AM from the something-for-everyone dept.

Andreas Tille writes "When the first Custom Debian Distribution - Debian Junior - started in the beginning of 2000 we did not expect that this would perhaps lead to a new way Debian could support its end users in general. The next step forward was done in DebConf3 in Oslo when several developers who care about Custom Debian Distributions met in person and decided to work together more closely. Finally at OSWC conference in Malaga took place a workshop aiming at exactly this issue. The result of the conference was to write a paper about Custom Debian Distributions to explain to the public what we had done and what we want to do. This is an implicit call for participation for all those people inside and outside Debian who work on the same goal: Enhance the role of Debian as the missing link between upstream software developers and end users."

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Re:It begins at home by Mephisto_kur · 2004-04-02 04:58 · Score: 2, Flamebait

Good Job! You have explained in just a few sentences why Linux has taken so long to start finally moving forward in the home desktop movement. YOU are why Open Source has failed for the past 4 decades. Thankfully, your breed won't be around much longer - at least that's the trend.

I'm a Debian User, and I avoid the Debian community as much as possible. The "Third party distributors" are the only thing keeping Linux alive. The last thing the OS world needs is a continuation of plumber's crack computer techs that act like users are beneath them. Get over yourself.