Ubuntu and UserLinux to Combine?

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Ubuntu and UserLinux to Combine?

Posted by timothy on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @06:48AM from the plenty-of-u-to-go-around dept.

An anonymous reader submits "With all the noise about Ubuntu, and no sarge release in sight, we haven't heard much from UserLinux in recent times. Even Bruce Perens has admitted that the "lack of a Debian release is becoming a critical problem". Now, Ubuntu has invited UserLinux to combine forces. More distro consolidation -- without a corporate buyout in sight!"

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Bruce is right... by rk · 2005-03-23 06:54 · Score: 4, Funny

"If this goes on, there will be credibility for Debian or Debian-derived distributions in the enterprise setting."

How many times have Windows releases been pushed back? Microsoft has credibility. It seems Debian is working towards the same credibility.
1. Re:Bruce is right... by Bruce+Perens · 2005-03-23 07:24 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Ugh. Of course I meant "no credibility". But you're right, maybe we need a longer vaporware period in order to be taken seriously by business people :-)
  
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  Bruce Perens.
New name! by Faust7 · 2005-03-23 06:55 · Score: 5, Funny

Ubuntu and UserLinux

I give you... UberLinux.

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1. Re:New name! by SmokeHalo · 2005-03-23 07:01 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I, for one, welcome our new Linux Uberlords.
  
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  I'm not good in groups. It's difficult to work in a group when you're omnipotent. - Q
2. Re:New name! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-23 07:17 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  I guess that's better than Ubuntnix
Re:No story here, move along by winkydink · 2005-03-23 06:57 · Score: 4, Funny

This means that Ubuntu has joined the ranks of Slashdot LoveFest companions Google, Apple & Linus Torvalds.

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I think at this point we can say... by example42 · 2005-03-23 07:04 · Score: 4, Funny

"lack of a Debian release is becoming a critical problem"

I think at this point it's safe to say this isn't a bug, but rather a feature.

"Debian users take pride in the fact that their distribution is always several releases behind the latest version of the kernel, but makes up for that by being more difficult to install and use."
From here.
Re:I'm Not surprised by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-23 07:20 · Score: 1, Funny

The thing I wanted to throw out was the statements like "Well, what if you're the first to the market, but 90% of the buttons in the application don't work!!!". But of course, I had to type fast, as I was in the middle of class at the moment. ^_^
Re:Makes sense by ryanvm · 2005-03-23 07:28 · Score: 5, Funny

I think there's a natural synergy here with Bruce Perens being an "industry insider" and Shuttleworth having deep pockets.

I too have a natural synergy with people who have deep pockets.
Re:It must be a really slow news day. by CockblockTheVote · 2005-03-23 07:28 · Score: 5, Funny

I am unfamiliar with this "editors" concept. Could you elaborate on what duties and responsibilites would be?
Gentoo wouldn't go from roumor to story in 10 min by Matt+Clare · 2005-03-23 07:30 · Score: 1, Funny

Gentoo wouldn't go from roumor to story in 10 min. It'd take a really long time to sync and compile two whole distros!

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Re:I'm Not surprised by hyfe · 2005-03-23 07:40 · Score: 4, Funny

The first one out with a working product tends to win the market, as long as their product is the best.
The manufacturer releasing the best product, ahead of the competitors tend to win?
No shit! ... and in other news, people with loads of money tend to be rich, and people with very little money tend to be poor.

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Enter... by pizza_milkshake · 2005-03-23 07:51 · Score: 1, Funny

Usebuntu!
I like this because... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-23 08:14 · Score: 1, Funny

If I want to write a program called Cthulhu, I can release it as "Cthulhu UseUbuntu."
Re:It must be a really slow news day. by Bruce+Perens · 2005-03-23 08:15 · Score: 3, Funny

Having spent a lot of time reading slashdot, I am unfamiliar with this "responsibility" concept and I thought "duty" was a waste product. If you can explain those terms I'd be glad to help you.

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Bruce Perens.
Re:It must be a really slow news day. by mjg59 · 2005-03-23 12:45 · Score: 2, Funny

Why not ask Google?