Subj : Re: Debian vs. Slackware
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Bruce Coryell
Date : Sun Sep 19 2004 12:34 pm

No, I did mean that Debian is used for cutting edge apps, not 
necessarily cutting edge features of the OS itself - for example, a 
number of clusters run on Linux, usually one of the three of Red Hat, 
Mandrake, or Debian (usually Potato or Woody, not Sarge)...

Unknown wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:16:20 +0000, Bruce Coryell wrote:
> 
> 
>>Fedora is a good learning distro, but Debian would be the choice for 
>>real cutting edge stuff.  
> 
> 
> There are a lot things Debian is good at but cutting edge stuff is not one
> of them. The whole idea behind Fedora is to be a testing ground for
> bleeding edge features that need testing before consideration for
> inclusion in Redhat Enterprise. Where as one of the main goals behind
> Debian is to be ultra-stable even if this means sacrificing some of the
> fancy new toys.
> 
> 
>

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