Re: [Trisquel-users] Open Distribution, Closed Development

[tegskywalker]

Isn't Parabola, based on Arch, a rolling release? While attractive to many  
developers, not always ideal for ensuring stability due to the bleeding edge  
nature. Linux Mint Debian Edition is based on the testing repositories of  
Debian and even though testing isn't as new as unstable, the Mint team had to  
move to an "update pack" system to add some stability and make sure the  
distro wasn't breaking on standard updates.

Smaller distros base themselves off of Ubuntu because they tame Debian and do  
the majority of the work in keeping a stable ecosystem. Trisquel benefits  
from this even if they have to remove packages once in a while. Oh and being  
compatible with Ubuntu PPAs is a BIG bonus.