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Generally speaking Bruce and I see things on the Linux front fairly differently. But in this instance, I find myself in near complete agreement across the board.
As the article points out, Ubuntu is taking double hits from both general naysayers along with those of the purist group that simply feel that it is mooching off [...]

First off I would say more power to it. I think this is great if this is what it takes for the project to continue. Clearly using Ubuntu as a base is not perfect for all projects, so it makes sense to use the tools that best meet the needs of the developers.
As long as [...]

I think most people using Ubuntu sometimes forget just how critical a piece to the operating system puzzle Debian is to the Ubuntu distribution. And by Shuttleworth opting to throw support with actual manpower over to Debian, this will act as a good faith demonstration to the world that Linux development is tightly intertwined.
On the [...]

Imagine a Linux powered device, using wifi and bluetooth, to deliver your marketing message to passersby? Sound a bit out there, well it’s not. One company called Libelium is now shipping special routers to businesses looking to broadcast their products or services to those who wish to receive them.
Now I am not sure I totally [...]

Yes, I fully realize that this is a title that is basically picking a fight. And if I spent my time using something like SuSE/SLED myself, perhaps I would care about this more. But to be brutally honest, I am all about the simplicity of Debian based distributions. So news of SLED 11 being released, [...]