Re: choose slackware or debian?
On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 19:25, Patrick Hsieh wrote: Hello list, [snip] 2. Debian has 3-tier open-developing model; slackware is kind of close and conservative in this way What is a 3-tier open-development model? -- ++ | Ron Johnson, Jr.Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81| || | Whatever may be the moral ambiguities of the so-called| | demoratic nations and however serious may be their failure| | to conform perfectly to their democratic ideals, it is| | sheer moral perversity to equate the inconsistencies of a | | democratic civilization with the brutalities which modern | | tyrannical states practice. | | Reinhold Nieburhr, ca. 1940 | ++ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: choose slackware or debian?
On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 04:04:10PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 19:25, Patrick Hsieh wrote: Hello list, [snip] 2. Debian has 3-tier open-developing model; slackware is kind of close and conservative in this way What is a 3-tier open-development model? stable, testing, unstable http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-ftparchives.html -- Jerome pgpfJsink9Zlk.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: choose slackware or debian?
I'm getting into this discussion late. Slackware 8 is extremely easy to install and configure off the CD set. It's the best example of generic Linux from my config point of view. I did have some issue with partitioning the disk with lots of partitions which I favor. On the other hand Debian appears easier to maintain and upgrade, but I'm only guessing here because I'm still having install problems. I want to do some work on the LEAF project using a virtual environment and that's being done on Debian hosts, so I figured I'd give Debian another try. -- Sincerely, David Smead http://www.amplepower.com. On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Jerome Acks Jr wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 04:04:10PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 19:25, Patrick Hsieh wrote: Hello list, [snip] 2. Debian has 3-tier open-developing model; slackware is kind of close and conservative in this way What is a 3-tier open-development model? stable, testing, unstable http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-ftparchives.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: choose slackware or debian?
Patrick == Patrick Hsieh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Patrick My question is, how can I get the current development status Patrick of each, e.g. number of official developers of each and how Patrick did the number increase or decrease in the last years; how Patrick many packages currently in each distribution and how much Patrick user base of each? Looking at the vote.debian.org pages, in 1999 there were 347 developers, right now there are 939. And I think that looking at the Packages files for various versions shall tell you how many packages there were. Looking at the debian-history document, and looking at the current woody Packages files, we have: *sid 9038 packages * woody is not yet released 939 developers 8499 packages * potato is Debian 2.2 15 Aug 2000 ~450 developers ~3900 packages * slink is Debian 2.1 09 Mar 1999347 developers ~2250 packages * hamm is Debian 2.0Jul 1998347 developers ~1500 packages * bo is Debian 1.3Jul 1997200 developers 974 packages * rexis Debian 1.2Dec 1996120 developers 848 packages * buzz is Debian 1.1Jun 1996 ~ 80-100 developers 474 packages Debian 0.93R6 Nov 1995 60 developers Debian 0.93R5 Mar 1995 Debian 0.91 Jan 1994 several dozen developers manoj who joined between 0.93R5 and 0.93R6 -- So we get to my point. Surely people around here read things that aren't on the *Officially Sanctioned Cyberpunk Reading List*. Surely we don't (any of us) really believe that there is some big, deep political and philosophical message in all this, do we? So if this `cyberpunk' thing is just a term of convenience, how can somebody sell out? If cyberpunk is just a word we use to describe a particular style and imagery in sf, how can it be dead? Where are the profound statements that the `Movement' is or was trying to make? I think most of us are interested in examining and discussing literary (and musical) works that possess a certain stylistic excellence and perhaps a rather extreme perspective; this is what CP is all about, no? Maybe there should be a newsgroup like, say, alt.postmodern or somthing. Something less restrictive in scope than alt.cyberpunk. Jeff G. Bone Manoj Srivastava [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/ 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
choose slackware or debian?
Hello list, We are planing to develop a next-generation server appliance as our product. We used to develop from slackware 7.0 as the old version with 16MB DOM on it. However, we hope to use hard disk drive in the next generation product. Now, I am wondering if it is wise to change from slackware to debian as the core Linux distribution in the next generation product platform. My point is: 1. Debian has bigger development community than Slackware 2. Debian has 3-tier open-developing model; slackware is kind of close and conservative in this way 3. Debian has better package management and better system integrity, which is a very important feature in a dedicated Linux server appliance; Slacware bosats its system consistency and Unix tarball philosophy. 4. Debian has an open bug tracking system; Slackware does not(I can't find any). My question is, how can I get the current development status of each, e.g. number of official developers of each and how did the number increase or decrease in the last years; how many packages currently in each distribution and how much user base of each? I hope to get enough information to help me make the right decision. Well, maybe I also have to evaluate other aspect in addition to development model and its user base. Anyway, I wish to hear any suggestions and information from here. -- Patrick Hsieh [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG public key http://pahud.net/pubkeys/pahudatpahud.gpg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
