▲ 609 ▼ Debian turns 30 – and important to Linux world as ever (www.theregister.com) submitted 2 years ago by mfigueiredo@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] GrayBoltWolf@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) So, exactly the same as windows. Can you even order windows on a CD anymore? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sure, but an ordinary user does not have to install Windows since it is already there. This is Linux's burden. IMO a lot of techies in this discussion are underestimating it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GrayBoltWolf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Who is going to pay Dell, HP, Acer, etc to install Linux? Just because MS can throw billions at these OEMs doesn’t make that “Linux’s burden”. See also Dell & Lenovo sell laptops with Ubuntu. permalink fedilink source parent [+] CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago So, in concrete terms, you are disputing that Fedora and Ubuntu make this chore much easier than Debian does? Or you just don't care? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sure, but an ordinary user does not have to install Windows since it is already there. This is Linux's burden. IMO a lot of techies in this discussion are underestimating it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GrayBoltWolf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Who is going to pay Dell, HP, Acer, etc to install Linux? Just because MS can throw billions at these OEMs doesn’t make that “Linux’s burden”. See also Dell & Lenovo sell laptops with Ubuntu. permalink fedilink source parent [+] CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago So, in concrete terms, you are disputing that Fedora and Ubuntu make this chore much easier than Debian does? Or you just don't care? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GrayBoltWolf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Who is going to pay Dell, HP, Acer, etc to install Linux? Just because MS can throw billions at these OEMs doesn’t make that “Linux’s burden”. See also Dell & Lenovo sell laptops with Ubuntu. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago So, in concrete terms, you are disputing that Fedora and Ubuntu make this chore much easier than Debian does? Or you just don't care? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago So, in concrete terms, you are disputing that Fedora and Ubuntu make this chore much easier than Debian does? Or you just don't care? permalink fedilink source parent