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Business distributions vs. Community distributions (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by Maragato@lemmy.world to c/linux@programming.dev
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Hello. What type of distribution do you prefer in Linux, an enterprise-based distribution (Ubuntu) or a community-based distribution (Debian)? Do you think that enterprise-based distributions benefit from higher quality development and offer a higher level of security?

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Personally no. What they offer is what Microsoft offer, someone to call when it goes wrong and can maybe help.

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago

Community based. I want to cut out all corpo shit from my life.

[–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

@Maragato A business worth investing in would go for a wholesale distribution, like Debian or Slackware, rather than a retail one like Ubuntu or Red Hat. I don't recognize the term 'business distribution.'

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Lolwut?

You think that's why Canonical and RedHat make money, huh? 🤣🤣🤣

[–] Maragato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Distributions of corporate origin such as Ubuntu, Leap, Fedora, etc., i.e. distributions that exist because there is a company supporting the development community. More specifically, is it more advisable to use a distribution supported by a company that contributes a large part of the system's development?

[–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 1 points 1 month ago

@Maragato Ah I see, I was thinking of consumer businesses rather than producer businesses. In that case I would definitely opt for community-produced distros, every time.

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago

Slackware.