What does Ubuntu have that Debian hasn't, except better marketing?
As a Debian user I feel surprised to read that Ubuntu is for beginners and Debian for scarred veterans. Yet I have yet to see any comparison which tells me what makes any recent Ubuntu/Kubuntu shine over Debian stable/testing/Sid. And, on the same track, what makes Mint shine over Ubuntu?
The marketing side is obvious, but, in the software it self? Where and what are the hardcore differences between these three distros?
It would be very nice to read an in-depth analysis of the number of similarities and, if possible, highlighting any differences and their significance on usability and performance.
Michael? Are you up to the task? Debian > Ubuntu > Mint
EDIT: Moonraaf's remark below (http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showp...11&postcount=3) is an example of poor marketing from Debian's side. Moonraaf is correct, very few are willing to use Debian stable as a home user. It wasn't until I first heard of of Debian's development model I realized there was a larger world. Each Debian package go from (in theory) experimental (a few days) to unstable "Sid" (a few weeks) to testing (a few months) to stable (a few years); mileages vary wildly. However, as the Ubuntu boys have discovered, even the "unstable" is stable enough to be used for daily work. I have on average much less than one one bug a month.
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As a Debian user I feel surprised to read that Ubuntu is for beginners and Debian for scarred veterans. Yet I have yet to see any comparison which tells me what makes any recent Ubuntu/Kubuntu shine over Debian stable/testing/Sid. And, on the same track, what makes Mint shine over Ubuntu?
The marketing side is obvious, but, in the software it self? Where and what are the hardcore differences between these three distros?
It would be very nice to read an in-depth analysis of the number of similarities and, if possible, highlighting any differences and their significance on usability and performance.
Michael? Are you up to the task? Debian > Ubuntu > Mint
EDIT: Moonraaf's remark below (http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showp...11&postcount=3) is an example of poor marketing from Debian's side. Moonraaf is correct, very few are willing to use Debian stable as a home user. It wasn't until I first heard of of Debian's development model I realized there was a larger world. Each Debian package go from (in theory) experimental (a few days) to unstable "Sid" (a few weeks) to testing (a few months) to stable (a few years); mileages vary wildly. However, as the Ubuntu boys have discovered, even the "unstable" is stable enough to be used for daily work. I have on average much less than one one bug a month.
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