Why would they switch to Clear Linux? They already have a Debian edition for those who don't want an Ubuntu base.
I personally don't see the issue with using Ubuntu as a base, _if_ you remove all of the offensive bits. iirc one of the Pop!_OS dev's was asked if they were going to rebase on Debian. The response was something akin to "We already change everything on the end user facing side, so there's not really a need."
I personally don't see the issue with using Ubuntu as a base, _if_ you remove all of the offensive bits. iirc one of the Pop!_OS dev's was asked if they were going to rebase on Debian. The response was something akin to "We already change everything on the end user facing side, so there's not really a need."