"Robert V. MacQuarrie" wrote: > > On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, ivan wrote: > >IMHO, the reason RH leads is because they are a fully fledged commercial > >dist. which attracts media attention and advertising. > > This is completely true and unfortune for Debian right now. <SNIP>
Is it, though? I always thought of Debian as catering to a mostly different public. Debian is already a quality distribution, seemingly based on having an awful lot of people who just pitch in and contribute, very much in the Free Software tradition. I think, on its own terms, Debian is hitting the nail right between the eyes already. Once the critical mass of developer/maintainer support is reached, Debian is as popular as it needs to be. People who want what it offers *will* be able to find it, even if the majority still choose RedHat et al. It's not like Debian is obscure or anything. What does engaging in some market-share competititiveness with other distributions gain it? IMHO, Debian is already the distribution of choice for people who either want a more explicit commitment to the FS ideal, dislike RH and the other commercial approaches (for whatever reason), or like its reputation for technical solidity. $0.02, just mine. -- Joel Gluth <joel-at-n-space-dot-com-dot-au> Software Engineer, N-Space Adelaide. http://www.n-space.com.au "I am the future." -- Senator Dan Quayle