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mass_and_energy on Sept 24, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Attracting and Retaining Debian Contributors

Do we want canonical that involved in our beloved Debian? Look at what they did to glorious Ubuntu, if they think Snap is a good addition to any OS then should we listen to their input?

bee_rider on Sept 24, 2024 | [–]

Canonical was with Ubuntu from the beginning, so if it was ever glorious, that was partially their doing.

bregma on Sept 24, 2024 | | [–]

What percentage of Debian Developers are Canonical employees? 40%? 60%?

jcastro on Sept 24, 2024 | [–]

> that involved in our beloved Debian?

They've been there for 20 years already.

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