Quoting Simon Josefsson (2026-03-02 18:46:02) > Jonas Smedegaard <[email protected]> writes: > > > Quoting Gunnar Wolf (2026-03-02 15:51:23) > >> I understand a “Debian Blend” can include bits of software that are > >> not part of Debian already, while a “Debian Pure Blend” is strictly a > >> subset of packages of Debian with a preseeded configuration. > > > > Almost correct: There is no requirement that a Debian Pure Blend makes > > use of preseeding. > > > >> But I think Andreas Tille coined the terms, and he should have a > >> better say in this than me (of course, if he is the person that > >> coined the terms). > > > > The person coining both these terms were me, during a sprint that > > Andreas Tille and Holger Levsen also attended. As far as I can see, > > Holger Levsen was the first to mention it it digitally¹, and Andreas > > Tille created the wiki page² for it. Both Holger and Andreas had > > preferred a single term, where I insisted there be a distinction > > between purely Debian-based compositions and what is nowadays more > > commonly known as Debian Derivative. > > Is there a strict distinction between a non-Pure Debian Blend and a > Debian Derivative? Is it that a non-Pure Debian Blend generally follows > Debian policies, and a Debian Derivative is "more" different?
A Debian Derivative is a product derived from Debian. A Debian Blend is... Well, please go read the definition and let's rehash the conversation if there is a need for clarification after you have done that. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ * Sponsorship: https://ko-fi.com/drjones [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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