[plug] Debian VS Mandrake

[James Devenish]

In message <20040604114017.GB7646 at patrick.wattle.id.au>
on Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 07:40:17PM +0800, Cameron Patrick wrote:
> In message <1086345231.3794.22.camel at localhost>
> on Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 06:33:51PM +0800, Brock Woolf wrote:
> | And tell me what makes apt-get so fantastic?
> 
> Hmm, a quick history lesson may illuminate this one. [Explanation of
> Debian's packaging history.]
[...]
> Debian is considered /the/ server distribution for a lot of people.
> This may be because it's historically been a pain to use for anything
> else :-)

The factors described in your exploration of Debian's packaging benefits
(e.g. dependency handling, application of packaging policy, upgrade
magic) have in the past been decisive factors in the selection of Debian
as a server OS (as I'm sure you were already aware -- just thought I'd
point it out for Brock).

PS. Brock, is it possible to make your mail system generate Message-IDs
that end in something more distinct than '@localhost'? Just an idea for
something to do if you're ever bored. And Brock: if you're getting the
feeling that we've been "picking on" your e-mails, I think you'd be
right: somehow, by a twist of fate, your e-mails seem to have raised a
large number of 'red flags' regarding e-mail conventions. E.g. when you
compounded the "sin" of top-posting with the "sin" of HTML e-mail ;-)