Following the Ian Murdock thread on Slashdot

a /. commenter

> Why would anyone even bother installing “true” Debian at this point?

the debian that can be installed in 40 minutes is not the true debian.

i used to have a debian Tshirt that said “it’s what your mom would use if it was 20 times eaiser.”

i think that the debian group will always be needed to do the heavy lifting and the ubuntus of the world will add specifictiy and compatibility.

the sentiment amuses me. they work hard, no doubt, but it seems a politico-religious fest overall.