Laptop friendly Linux distros

[Ian Zimmerman]

On 6/21/06, Jason Spiro <jasonspiro-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 6/21/06, William O'Higgins Witteman <william.ohiggins-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > The primary focus for Debian is creating a tightly integrated system
> > that is apt-tastic - i.e. all significant system customization can be
> > done with the package manager - on a wide range of hardware.
> >
> So they don't mind it if most prospective users end up using Ubuntu,
> as Distrowatch seems to indicate is happening? Why have two separate
> distros, Debian and Ubuntu, each somewhat different? Why is it bad if
> the Linux community standardizes mostly on one distro (Debian)? Of
> course, to do that, Debian would probably have to focus less on
> portability to so many architectures, and more on
> usability/documentation issues. The lack of portability would be a
> blow to the alternatives-to-i386-amd64-or-sparc-on-the-desktop camp
> but it seems that camp is fairly dead anyway. :)
>

Debian exists as a common denominator, refusing to make most choices for
the user.  For example, with Ubuntu, AFAIK, you have to use GNOME or
(with Kubuntu) KDE.  But some people want Xfce or no bloated desktop
stuff at all (yes, we still exist).

i
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