Re: distributions: UBUNTU vs DEBIAN

On 2006-04-22, Steve Lamb penned:

Funny, the #1 point for most people is apt, not the social
contract. #1 for *you* maybe.

Who are these most people, and why should it matter to the developers
what "most people" want when they're not paying customers?

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