Debian Struggling With Security

Masq666 wrote to mention a ZDNet article discussing difficulties Debian is having with security updates. From the article: "...Lack of manpower also appears to be adding to Debian's security woes. Michael Stone, another member of Debian's security team, expressed his frustration to the organisation's security e-mail mailing list in mid-June, saying there was no effective tracking of security problems."

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This is at least partially because the attention that Ubuntu is getting. And rightfully so. IMHO in most situations today, especially desktop situations, an Ubuntu install is vastly preferred to a Debian install. It is the same Debian quality you are used to while simultaneously being even easier than Fedora.

I'm not saying kill Debian, everyone bail to Ubuntu. I'm saying that there is competition for manpower in the open source world. And in a capitalistic/darwinistic manner it's going to be the fittest that survive. And if another project takes your manpower away because it is better in some aspects, then that is what will happen.

I've used Debian and I've used Ubuntu. And I can say that I no longer find much reason to use Debian anymore at all. This story doesn't surprise me in the least.