which has a smaller base system? (i think debian has a smaller base system than ubuntu. although ubuntu server is pretty lean.)
which has an easier config? (i don't want to spend a week. 1 business day max. 4 hours.)
which one has lower energy usage? (i think canonical (and intel) have made laptops a high priority...where is debian in this regard? i am ignorant.)
better philosphy? (i think the debian way makes more sense. as a ubuntu user, i hold back my non critical patches for at least a year anyway. which debian variant is close to this upgrade pattern?)
repository uptimes? (the couple times i've left debian it was because the repos were 404ing at crucial times.)
right now i'm in xfce4 using the gala wm with plank. (probably the most inspirational desktop i've had since zenwalk '07-08 (a powerful time in computing for me). if only pkgsrc would've worked i would've used it longer.)
i want a system with the least amount of cruft. whatever services and modules i can tear away, i need to doit.
whats the init script wars about? do they affect me really?
