> so Debian gets to count them as descendants because Ubuntu is based off Debian.
Ubuntu is not only based on Debian, it still regularly merges in packages from Debian.
They should make some kind of distinction between a release that is based off of the parent, but then goes its own way, vs a release that IS the parent + additions. The relationship is much closer.
And actually it goes the other way too - debian tries to merge changes from ubunto back into it. (They have a tool that automatically compares them and suggests merges.)
Ubuntu is not only based on Debian, it still regularly merges in packages from Debian.
They should make some kind of distinction between a release that is based off of the parent, but then goes its own way, vs a release that IS the parent + additions. The relationship is much closer.
And actually it goes the other way too - debian tries to merge changes from ubunto back into it. (They have a tool that automatically compares them and suggests merges.)