__/ [ Linonut ] on Thursday 14 September 2006 14:50 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
> wisdom:
>
>> I wonder if Mandrive or Debian will become some of the victims of larger,
>> mainstream distros...
>
> I doubt Debian will. You have too control over how it works.
>
> By the way, Debian is a mainstream distro. Ubuntu and (I believe)
> PCLinuxOS are both based on Debian.
PCLinuxOS is said to be a Mandriva derivative according to this
admittedly-sloppy schematic (see previous message). To use another
reference,
http://www.kde-files.org/content/files/44218-linuxdistrotimeline-6.8.2.png
the history/descent of PCLinuxOS is said to be the same.
Best wishes,
Roy
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