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Old 04-15-2004, 01:05 AM   #1
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Is Debian Dead?


Iam very much intrested in Programming. Especially in C and C++. Which is the Best distro for Development. Iam working as a Information Security Engineer and my work area is developing packet analyzers, implementing cryptographic algorithms. Can I choose Debian as my Development platform? Most of the people are saying Debian is Dead and asking me to go for Slackware or Fedora. I wud like to hear suggestions from you all.
 
Old 04-15-2004, 01:40 AM   #2
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But according to one metric by Internet research company Netcraft's January survey, when measured by counting active sites that contain the name of a Linux distribution in the header of the open source Apache Server, the Debian version of Linux is showing the fastest growth in the past six months.
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news...le.php/3313211
 
Old 04-15-2004, 03:04 AM   #3
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I can't speak for Debian, but having recently switched to Slackware I can honestly say its amazing I've learnt so much over the last few weeks with Slackware and the *.tgz package format seems to work very well. But to be honest you can do pretty much anything on any distro - its up to you what software to install! Personally I really like Slackware because its really easy to make my own packages from source and keep my machine tidy. The guys on the Slackware forum are super helpful and I've managed to overcome every problem I've encountered so far with their help
 
Old 04-15-2004, 07:38 AM   #4
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Can't believe there are people saying Debian is dead. This is very untrue. Debian is growing at fast pace and well-suited for developers. You can check the Debian.org site for all the latest news and info about Debian to make a balanced choice between suitable distro's.

(it just pisses me off that uninformed people have an opinion...)
 
Old 04-15-2004, 08:40 AM   #5
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For users of ordinary Linux distros (such as Slackware or Fedora) it may be difficult to understand how extraordinary and multifarious project Debian actually is. Debian GNU/Linux supports more hardware architectures than any other Linux distro. Also, Debian is not tied to Linux alone - Debian supports many other kernels, such as BSDs, Hurd, etc.

In Debian GNU/Linux you have several 'distros' bundled together -- you can use Debian Stable as a rock solid server, Debian Testing is a reliable workstation solution and Debian Unstable offers the cutting edge desktop software. There are also several techniques available for you to build your own mixture of Stable, Testing and Unstable.

Because Debian is free and maintained by a community of volunteers, Debian is independent of commercial success or the whims of individual developers. Some other distros may cease to exist if they go bankrupt or their lead developer decides to quit but you can always rely that Debian will be there for you also tomorrow.

That being said, you should try different distros and choose the one you feel most comfortable with. Linux, because it is Open Source, is good platform for developing software.
 
Old 04-15-2004, 09:45 AM   #6
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Originally posted by Dead Parrot
For users of ordinary Linux distros......

That being said, you should try different distros and choose the one you feel most comfortable with. Linux, because it is Open Source, is good platform for developing software.
Is there such a thing as an ordinary distro?

gotta agree with Dead Parrot, Linux is good for development, which distro you use is generally down to personal taste although some are a lot easier on beginners (mandrake, suse, red hat etc), although personally I would say it is definitely worth investing in the time learning to use one of the other, less commercial ones - its a real eye opener (as I found out after almost 4 years bumbling around in the dark with SuSE and MDK) (no flames please for that one, its just my opinion! )
 
  


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