Ubuntu eye

Description: New releases of Ubuntu coincide a month after GNOME releases. In contrast to previous general-purpose forks of Debian - such as MEPIS, Xandros, Linspire, Progeny and Libranet, many of which relied on proprietary and closed source add-ons as part of their business model - Ubuntu has stayed closer to Debian's philosophy and uses free (libre)... ( +expand to view full text )

Description: New releases of Ubuntu coincide a month after GNOME releases. In contrast to previous general-purpose forks of Debian - such as MEPIS, Xandros, Linspire, Progeny and Libranet, many of which relied on proprietary and closed source add-ons as part of their business model - Ubuntu has stayed closer to Debian's philosophy and uses free (libre) software, making an exception only for some proprietary hardware drivers.