On 6/7/07, Harish Narayanan harish@gamebox.net wrote:
Ramakrishna Reddy wrote:
On 6/7/07, sujith h sujith.h@gmail.com wrote:
Debian GNU/Linux provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 18733 packages http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine.
doh!!! I never knew that, after using debian for like 6 years. I never knew that an OS is pure coz it comes with 18733 packages.
The parent said Debian PROVIDES MORE THAN a pure OS because of the existence of all those packages.
BTW, The theme behind the *real* parent never had a distro comparison, it was about the Kerala Govt and Red Hat MoU.
Debian GNU/Linux provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 18733 packages http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine.
In that case why were the above statements made, deviating from the main topic , were these just promotional statements ?! to spice up the issue. :P
It did not say Debian IS A PURE OS because of the existence of all those packages.
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