[ale] IBM is buying Redhat!

[Simba]

That is fair.

What I suppose I meant is that Debian's package policies are more mature
and support long term stability in systems better than the other
distributions. Also, recovering from packaging related issues is
tremendously simple with apt.

It's true that SuSE or Arch or others could work just as well, however
there are costs involved with support and we're talking about government
agencies and public dollars, so using a system like Debian that is more
user friendly, widely adopted, and more likely to offer low-cost support
options from competent contracting firms dedicated to that purpose is a
consideration.

Also, I think philosophy matters. Debian's philosophy of freedom and
free software is most aware of the role computers and software play in
improving everyone's lives, as opposed to lining the pockets of
corporate executives.

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On 10/29/18 7:59 AM, A. P. Garcia wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, Oct 29, 2018, 7:34 AM Simba via Ale <ale at ale.org
> <mailto:ale at ale.org>> wrote:
> 
>     The DoD and any other government agencies should be using Debian.
> 
>     Support for the system does not have to be provided by the maintainers
>     of the software. Support could come from any trustworthy American
>     technology firm.
> 
>     Debian is the best choice because it is the most open and free, as well
>     as the most stable and mature, as well as offering full capabilities in
>     terms of applications and security. It's simply the best choice.
> 
>     To limit government systems to inferior operating systems because they
>     offer commercial support from the developers is very 1980s.
> 
> 
> The way I see it, Linux is Linux. It's kind of strange to claim that one
> is more stable than another. And it's poor form to make such a claim
> without offering some sort of evidence.
>