MEPIS Founder Plans Transition To Ubuntu

[Javier]

On 3/27/06, Sasha Tsykin <stsykin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Lukas Sabota wrote:
> > On Sun, 2006-03-26 at 22:29 -0400, Rob! ... wrote:
> >> On 3/26/06, Jerome Gotangco <jgotangco at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> http://au.sys-con.com/read/198622.htm
> >>>
> >>> "The switch to the Ubuntu pools was made to provide our users with a
> >>> more stable underlying system. Of course it's important for our users
> >>> that MEPIS remains true to its unique vision. I believe this release
> >>> demonstrates that we can combine the magic of the MEPIS user
> >>> experience with the goodness of the Ubuntu Foundation."
> >>>
> >
> > If their going to use the ubuntu base, why don't they contribute
> > directly to Ubuntu?  How do their goals differ?  Both Ubuntu and MEPIS
> > are GNOME desktop distributions, what does MEPIS want to do differently
> > than Ubuntu?
> >
> >
> My understanding is that they aim to provide some software which si not
> free, often with fairly serious licensing issues for Ubuntu (although
> they have gotten around that, I think by making that version of it
> non-free).
>
> Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong
>
> Sasha
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Have they (MEPIS devs) contacted with ubuntu/kubuntu devs?

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Javier