最近冲distrowatch上看到的消息，估计还有很多人没有看到，所以在这里跟大家说一下，那就是华硕的EeePC可能使用修改过的Debian Linux作为默认安装的操作系统了，而将不再是修改过的Xandros Linux系统，这条消息是从Debian Eee PC的邮件列表组中获得的。信中还透露，目前华硕和Debian项目组正在通力合作，为最终的Debian Linux预装合作在努力。
最终版本的修改版本debian Linux操作系统界面和现在版本的修改版Xandros Linux差不多，用户的节目改变很小。但是假如是安装Debian Linux，那么基于Debian的Linux软件将极大地丰富了Eee PC的软件环境。
Reading this week’s DistroWatch Weekly, I was surprised to see an interesting news story I had, apparently, completely missed. Normally, I try not to write about stories that are more than a couple of days old. But considering how many Linux news sources I read daily and considering I never saw this story, I have to assume that a large portion of you also missed this story, so I am making an exception.
This message on the Debian Eee PC mailing list reveals that Asus and Debian are working together, or at least planning to, on software for the Eee PC. This, presumably, means that future versions of the Eee PC could run a modified version of Debian, rather than a modified version of Xandros, as they currently do. While the end-user interface might be very similar, it seems highly likely that if the Debian project was involved, it might become much easier to install software and do other more complicated tasks, beyond what the current Eee PC’s software allows.
A change like this would, hopefully, make those who are trying to do anything beyond the most basic tasks with the Eee’s default software much happier, while not making the standard interface too complicated.
If the Eee PC does switch to Debian as it’s default OS, it would be a great step forward in making the Eee PC’s default software more attractive to a wider audience.