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Re: [LUG] Distros??

 

On 20/10/06, Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ben Goodger wrote:
> On 20/10/06, *Jonathan Roberts* <jonathan.roberts.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto: jonathan.roberts.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Also, I'm not sure how many Debian users run Unstable/experimental (I
>     can't remember which) that Ubuntu is synced with; or maybe I'm the
>     only one sticking with testing?
>
>
> Ubuntu is synced six-monthly with etch at the moment - I'm not sure
> which of those it is, but I've a sneaking suspicion it's unstable.

Debian Stable = Currently Sarge
Debian Testing = Currently Etch
Debian Unstable = Always Sid

>
>      > Under the hood, maybe that's true, but on the surface they *are*
>      > different.  Ubuntu has a different set of defaults, has its own
>     "look
>      > and feel", and let's be honest here, when dealing with the
>     majority of
>      > "newbies", the look and feel is likely to be one of the things that
>      > sells them.
>
>
> Yes, but other than the look and feel there's no change, and absolutely
> no need for a separate distro site. There's no such thing as Fedora Kore...

I meant the differences between Debian and Ubuntu, not the differences
between Ubuntu and @Unbuntu.

Basically, Ubuntu is Debian plus six months' Canonicalising...

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