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Old 11-11-2006, 03:33 AM   #1
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LXer: GNewSense joins list of FSF-approved distros


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If users look beyond the splash screens and other branding, they will find almost nothing in the recently announced GNewSense distribution that is not already available in the Ubuntu Dapper Drake release. In fact, according to Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley, the Irish free software advocates behind the distribution, users may find that GNewSense detects less of their hardware than Ubuntu does -- particularly their wireless cards. So why would anyone use GNewSense?

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Old 11-11-2006, 09:40 AM   #2
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So how will this differ from Debian, exactly? Debian is easy to install and use. They have "freedom" at the core of their social contract and they are rebranding Firefox.

Can anyone say "reinventing the wheel"?
 
  


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