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Re:Why I’m Leaving Ubuntu for Debian by technomancy on Monday January 28, 2013 @01:55PM (#5129981)
> All of Debian is available in Ubuntu

Except two things: higher standards around packaging/stability and the DFSG. These are the things I value most in Debian, especially the way they stick to their guns and refuse to release until it's ready.

Re:Why I’m Leaving Ubuntu for Debian by gems on Monday January 28, 2013 @03:34PM (#5130482)
Again, can't you get these same packages on Ubuntu?
Re:Why I’m Leaving Ubuntu for Debian by cbs on Monday January 28, 2013 @10:00PM (#5132104)
No. They're similar because Ubuntu forks (mostly) from debian's unstable branch. After that point they diverge on both points the parent poster mentions.