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Custom Debian Distributions

Posted by michael on 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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  1. Re:Debian just doesn't get it. by danidude · · Score: 5, Informative
    1) ftp-able ISOs. No jigdo crap.

    Try this

    2) Recent updates. Something from the 21st century would be nice. Debian's "stable" is positively ancient.

    brainstorm:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/debian unstable main non-free brainstorm:~# dpkg -l kdebase ii kdebase 3.2.1-1 KDE Base .. brainstorm:~# Pretty recent, huh?

    3) If Debian wants more participants, then take a page from Linus -- lose the attitude. I want Linux, not a freakin' religion. We're peers, not apostles.

    Them just use it, man! U don't have to be an apostole to put the CD in the drive, intsall, boot and use it! It is a pretty damn good distro AND it worries about political/social questions, but if u don't care about that, fine, it stills a damn good distro!

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  2. Re:Debian just doesn't get it. by ogre57 · · Score: 5, Informative

    What they do need: 1) ftp-able ISOs. No jigdo crap.

    You mean like this one, or would you prefer a different mirror.

    2) Recent updates. Something from the 21st century would be nice.

    Well, could be wrong, but looks like gnome 2.6.0 packages began appearing on 3/27 for x86, and yesterday for power pc. How much more recent do you want? (does any other distro have gnome 2.6 yet?)

    Debian's "stable" is positively ancient.

    True, and I'm not happy about it either. But as I understand it consensus last summer was to wait on the new installer. Holdup seems to be getting folks to test it on all the different platforms Debian supports. Meanwhile Debian's "testing" is more stable than most folks releases; hell, so's their "unstable" for that matter.

    Last I read Debian hopes to release "Sarge" this summer. You can help that happen by testing the installer.