Debian Turns 20

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Posted by Soulskill on Friday August 16, 2013 @05:43AM from the and-many-more dept.

New submitter stderr_dk writes "According to Wikipedia, the initial release of Debian happened 16 August 1993. In other words, it's Debian's birthday and you're all invited. 'During the Debian Birthday, the Debian conference will open its doors to anyone interested in finding out more about Debian and Free Software, inviting enthusiasts, users, and developers to a half day of talks relating to Free Software, the Debian Project, and the Debian operating system.' Over the years, Debian has been forked a number of times. Some of the more well-known forks are Ubuntu and Knoppix. The latest release of Debian pure blend was Debian 7.1 'Wheezy' on June 15th 2013."

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THANKS!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-16 05:47 · Score: 5, Insightful

Thanks to Debian devs, community, and everyone else involved.
1. Re:THANKS!!! by unixisc · 2013-08-16 08:50 · Score: 5, Insightful
  Two things I'd like to really appreciate Debian doing:
  
  1.)Supporting as many hardware platforms as they could, and not yanking support simply b'cos it's going nowhere. I'm looking at you, Itanic!
  2.)Being platform agnostic as well - coming out with distros of FBSD and HURD
  I really hope that Debian's non-Linux platforms fully develop and mature. Also, I'd toast Debian for being prudent and offering unliberated software separately, in defiance of the FSF jihadis. While on that topic, Debian also should be commended for joining OSI and embracing Open Source as well as their own FSG.
2. Re:THANKS!!! by lvxferre · 2013-08-16 12:49 · Score: 5, Interesting
  
  Also, I'd toast Debian for being prudent and offering unliberated software separately, in defiance of the FSF jihadis.
  
  Agreed. Debian plays as "the last sane man" [okay, distro] regarding that: they realize that open source is freer than closed source, but closed source is still freer than no program; installing by default only free but allowing the users [if they wish to do so] install non-free is the least restrictive thing they could do.
  Happy birthday, Debian!
  
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Happy Birthday Debian! by monzie · 2013-08-16 05:49 · Score: 5, Informative

.. and to all the contributors - Thank you for creating this awesome distribution!
One of the best by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-16 06:06 · Score: 5, Insightful

Debian is probably the most consistent among all Linux distributions. I love the community spirit and non-commercial nature of Debian. Rock solid and stable and of course truly free "as in freedom".
And with the goal of being the "universal operating system" which recently come true with becoming the official OS on the International Space Station, I look forward to the next 20 years of Debian awesomeness and galactic domination!
1. Re: One of the best by beefoot · 2013-08-16 07:00 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  It is called stable for a reason. For server environment, stable works really well. Hell no way I would want to upgrade my server every year. Every 3 years --- maybe. Ideally would be every 5 years. As you pointed out, if you want newer stuffs, go with testing or unstable. They are called testing / unstable for a reason. Ubuntu's release schedule drives me nuts.
Re:Have they fixed their "Firefox" problem yet? by gl4ss · 2013-08-16 06:28 · Score: 5, Insightful

maybe complain to firefox about their branding/copyright/licensing?

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And in celebration... by Chris+Mattern · 2013-08-16 06:42 · Score: 5, Funny

...Debian will be available FREE all day today!