On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 12:23 AM Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 2018-11-05 at 10:59 -0800, alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >> Debian tends to distribute older versions of packages, where Fedora >> ships "bleeding edge" versions. It depends what your needs are. Do >> you need a known quantity or do you want the newest stuff that is out >> now. >> >> Fedora also ships or gives you access to a number of packages that >> are not "ideologically pure". (NVIDIA drivers and the like.) It >> depends on whether you need those packages. > > AFAIK this is not the case. Fedora's official repos only contain free > software. Other repos, notable RPMfusion, contain other things > including proprietary drivers, but no doubt the same is true of Debian. Debian offers a "non-free" component for its releases in a weird compromise whereby it's unofficial even though it's hosted by Debian. There's also an unofficial, almost-hidden non-free installer. I've, happily, used some non-free packages at various occasions, but it's a sore point for some Debianites. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
