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I think LESS of Debian now - AFTER reading the "defense" for using it.

1. Platforms? Small footprint? Old Hardware? No change?
None of that interests me . . . or anyone with a few dollars.
I wonder what the cost analysis would show: Is it better to use Debian on old 
or obscure hardware, or simply change the hardware? (I don't know)

2. The Dr. Jekyl, (stable) Mr. Hyde (unstable/testing) argument is weak.
Seems like it would be better to roll your own distro and skip the psychotic 
mentality altogether. That way YOU determine the release date and YOU can 
test to see what is stable and what isn't and YOU can create a single "stable 
and secure" operating system. Starting with "Linux."

3. The Debian Defenders aren't turning the negatives into positives very well. 
Debian doesn't need "debunking" - it has it's fan club's defenses.

4. I'm running a variant of a variant of a variant of a variant of Debian 
(with inspiration from other variants) and at this point, I kinda wish I had 
stuck with Gentoo (even though other users were intimidated by it).

5. One thing we can all agree on is that Debian has improved the Linux 
community tremendously . . .
. . . not just because of Knoppix, but because it inspired Gentoo! :)
-- 
Wishing you Happiness, Joy, and Laughter,
Drew Brown
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