>I'll trust Canonical over Microsoft. At least the former do ship the source code and it's a very small step from there to Debian if they do something nasty.
Hmmmm
Granted, not everyone has the inclination, opportunity or wherewithal to go Slackware/Arch/Gentoo/whatever. And those who don't have it need something reliable that isn't going to end up as abandonware, leaving them at the mercy of whatever 0-day exploits are discovered after the cessation of security updates.
So, yeah, of the three (Microshaft and Crapple included), Cannonical looks like the best of a bad lot, sure. But that's a bit like leaving an abusive relationship for a slightly less abusive relationship. And that never works out well either.
Do I want my left testicle wired up to a car battery?
The right?
What about the perineum instead?
How about "none of the above"?
How about one of the other non-*buntu derivatives?
OpenSUSE is pretty good from the little experience I've had of it*.
I've heard good things about PCLOS - same about Manjaro.
Devuan might be a runner in future.
If you suspect Debian might be a better solution in the long run then why wait until it's already too late to make the switch?
* Had to do some comparative study of Ubuntu/Fedora/SUSE recently - Glad I don't have to use them myself!!!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
