Re: [Fsf-friends] Re: [കേ.ശാ.സാ.പ] Red Hat signs MoU with Kerala govt

[Ramakrishna Reddy]

On 6/7/07, Harish Narayanan <harish at gamebox.net> wrote:
> Ramakrishna Reddy wrote:
> > On 6/7/07, sujith h <sujith.h at 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.
+1

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