Nancy Blachman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >DEBIAN > > - Where did the name come from? > > The name Debian comes from Debbie and Ian
(... Murdock; Ian founded the distribution.) > - What is Debian's reputation? > > Best known for > ties to GNU project > strict rules about which software is included > Not free software is included on supplemental disks > less non-free software rather than more GPL'ed software I'm not clear about what that last point means - I'd say we have both less non-free software and more GPLed software. > cross-platform compatibility Alpha, ARM, i386, m68k, PowerPC, and SPARC are released; HP PA-RISC, Hurd i386, IA64, mips, mipsel, SuperH, and S/390 in development. > Produce a conservative distribution > well tested before release > has relatively few bugs > those bugs that do exist are well publicized Those who prefer more up-to-date although less well-tested packages can download the development distribution. I'd say that's overall a fair summary. Thanks. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]