[plug] Non-free debian distro

[Chris Caston]

On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 14:07, Rowan Sutherland wrote:
> I was just wondering if there are any non-free Debian style
> distributions of Linux out there.
> 
> Novell have got their commercial version of Suse out there where they
> are obliged to provide some support for their software. However,
> Debian seems to have much better hardware support available and their
> package management system is better.
> 
> If there was a large company who provided support (not just the
> consulting firm who rolls it out), it would be easier to respond to
> the typical objections (such as accountability) when trying to
> implement Debian solutions.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Rowan
> 
> 

With a proposed LTSP implementation the for a real estate agency the
biggest hurdles are support for Word, Excel, Frontpage, MYOB and their
random digital cameras. 

There were no objections on the subject of "accountability" 

regards,

Chris
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