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Old 12-04-2007, 06:14 PM   #1
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gobuntu- what the...?

Hi All,

If you're going to bother with the free licensing version of ubuntu called "gobuntu," why the heck not just go with debian? Duh. Is this just a "let's cover all of our bases" project?

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Old 12-04-2007, 06:17 PM   #2
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I believe the reason is that Debian still contains non-free software in places, specifically firmware. Not to mention all the software in the repository marked "non-free". I love Debian though, and prefer it to anything else...

http://www.debian.org/vote/2006/vote_007
http://www.debian.org/vote/2004/vote_002
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Old 12-04-2007, 06:19 PM   #3
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Yes, but let's get back to our roots at this point. BTW- the debian logo is so much cooler. Wear it with pride. ;-)

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btw- As far as I know, the non-free repositories are NOT SUPPORTED, for philosophical reasons. My god, we're using ice* by default.
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Old 12-04-2007, 06:31 PM   #4
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Seems like they are from the Debian Policy Manual.
 
Old 12-04-2007, 11:08 PM   #5
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I think gobuntu was a response to the popularity of gnewsense.
 
  


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