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"Our strategic priority for Ubuntu is making the best converged operating system for phones, tablets, desktops and more"

I guess a server OS is also not a strategic priority. Oh well. What is a good Debian-based server OS that is a bit more up-to-date than Debian (and also a strategic priority for its developer)?



Server/Cloud OS is absolutely one of our top priorities, I'll ask to have the blog post updated.


Just use Debian Testing. If you find a "Debian-based server OS that is a bit more up-to-date", odds are they're just repackaging testing or unstable anyway.


Have you tried Debian + backports?


I haven't, and that seems interesting. But that still means stuck with sysvinit.


Sysvinit is the UNIX way. Besides, if it's a server, you start everything once and leave it running. Reboot time is not important, only reboot reliability.




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