Business distributions vs. Community distributions

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 · 9 pts · 194d

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 pts · 194d

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

khleedril@cyberplace.social · 1 pts · 194d (3 replies)

@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 pts · 194d

Lolwut?

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

Maragato@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 194d (1 reply)

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 · 2 pts · 194d

@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.

illusionist@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 194d
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slothrop@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 194d

Slackware.