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Not your father's Debian

What's Next

Just as Linux continues to have the reputation of being difficult to use, so Debian is still widely seen as an expert's distribution. Yet slowly, in ways visible mainly internally, Debian is becoming more aware of the user experience. Debian 12 still has a way to go, but the direction seems clear enough.

So what's next? Perhaps a coreboot option in Debian 13 to replace the BIOS? Given that coreboot has to be tailored to each CPU, that might be difficult, but with a growing number of Linux hardware sellers opting for coreboot, it seems only a matter of time before more distributions offer it. Meanwhile, Debian 12 makes one thing clear: It's not your father's Debian.

Infos

DistroWatch: https://distrowatch.com/
Debian derivatives: https://distrowatch.com/search.php?ostype=All&category=All&origin=All&basedon=Debian&notbasedon=None&desktop=All&architecture=All&package=All&rolling=All&isosize=All&netinstall=All&language=All&defaultinit=All&status=Active#simple
Med blend: https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med/
Astro blend: https://blends.debian.org/astro/
Debian Edu: https://www.debian.org/News/2021/20210815
Debian on FDL: https://www.linux.com/news/debian-decides-gnu-free-documentation-license/
General Resolution on non-free software: https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2022/10/threads.html
Debian Social Contract: https://www.debian.org/social_contract

The Author

Bruce Byfield is a computer journalist and a freelance writer and editor specializing in free and open source software. In addition to his writing projects, he also teaches live and e-learning courses. In his spare time, Bruce writes about Northwest Coast art (http://brucebyfield.wordpress.com). He is also co-founder of Prentice Pieces, a blog about writing and fantasy at https://prenticepieces.com/.

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