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Re: MX Linux gains distrowatch "Major" Linux distribution status

#11 Post by manyroads »

Adrian wrote: Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:24 pm
manyroads wrote: Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:23 pm I think with the MX & antiX repos and overall management of the 'twin' distros, we are certainly as Major as manjaro, mint and a few of the others are.
I don't see Manjaro or Mind as major distributions either, but maybe I'm misinformed about what they do.
I think we're in full agreement @Adrian. The problem is there seems to be no definition for "major". I guess it's a mix of major interest and/or a base from which other distros are derived. But who knows??? :bagoverhead:
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I suspect "major" for Distrowatch and those who follow it is how many hits a distro gets. And as has been said many times by many people, that is not a significant measure.
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Re: MX Linux gains distrowatch "Major" Linux distribution status

#13 Post by buster »

The term 'major' causes the problems. But I also agree with others that Mint and Manjaro are no different in their situation from MX. I suggest we sit quietly and don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

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#14 Post by timkb4cq »

Major Distributions: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Suse, Gentoo, Arch, Slackware.
Nearly all the other distros lead back to - and rely on - one of those. We're good, but we're not Debian.

But buster's right, don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
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#15 Post by Richard »

Just say, thank you.

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#16 Post by dphn »

timkb4cq wrote: Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:24 pm Major Distributions: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Suse, Gentoo, Arch, Slackware.
Nearly all the other distros lead back to - and rely on - one of those. We're good, but we're not Debian.

But buster's right, don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
MX makes Debian usable for beginners. The maintainers of the big Major distributions could do some more for beginners, but they are not interesting in this.

Distributions like ubuntu, mint and MX jump in this gap. They are userfriendly and more complete than the "Majors" itself.
for those with an eye for the finer details...

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Re: MX Linux gains distrowatch "Major" Linux distribution status

#17 Post by rc racer »

Adrian wrote: Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:24 pm
manyroads wrote: Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:23 pm I think with the MX & antiX repos and overall management of the 'twin' distros, we are certainly as Major as manjaro, mint and a few of the others are.
I don't see Manjaro or Mind as major distributions either, but maybe I'm misinformed about what they do.
What makes a distribution a "major distribution?" is it defined only by the number of users using it or are there other variables involved. I get confused when it comes to the different ways I see the Linux distributions get ranked.
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Re: MX Linux gains distrowatch "Major" Linux distribution status

#18 Post by Eggnog »

I'm not sure what Distrowatch's definition of "major" is. I've grown to adore MX, and haven't even looked at another distro to use day-to-day, but I don't see it as a major distribution. As asqwerth mentioned, MX is generally well-respected, as it should be. It's a solid derivative and, in my mind, something pretty special. It's attracting a lot of attention, whether that's because it's systemd-free, well put together, solid, stable and fast, has a boatload of tools, or whatever. But it's not on the same level as Debian, Arch or Fedora/Red Hat. Nor should it be.

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#19 Post by skidoo »

manyroads wrote:there seems to be no definition for "major". I guess it's a mix of major interest and/or a base from which other distros are derived. But who knows???
rc racer wrote:I'm not sure what Distrowatch's definition of "major" is.
Instead of idly wondering, just click the link and read the DW "definition". It's stated right atop the page.
https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major

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#20 Post by Richard »

Yep. By their definition,
MX is a major distro.
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