LXer: Ubuntu: derivative or fork?:
Ubuntu has something special that no other distribution ever had before. It shipped its own CDs to you, anywhere in the world for free. It has money (10 million USD from Mark Shuttleworth) and can afford that. For Linux newbies out there, Ubuntu is like Windows. In much the same way they have believed for years that Windows was included for free with their computers, they now have the same kind of facility with Ubuntu: they order CDs for free and it lands in their postal inbox. But much in the same way that they paid for Windows without knowing it, somebody has to pay for the free shipping.
Umm… just today when trying out the Ubuntu-6.06 (Breezy Badger) Server Edition, I felt that the server edition was nothing but some marketing shit! Its a coincidence that I also stumbled upon this article when I was looking for howtos on creating a debian based distribution.
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[...] My next article for Prajasakti is on using Edubuntu in schools for improved teaching. Ever since I read prasad’s post, I’ve been a little uncomfortable about Ubuntu. But I went ahead and wrote the article. But now, I’m wondering if I should have recommended Freeduc instead. [...]