But well, it just looks like you’re deliberately omitting all arguments that were given, because after all they were given by a mob of communists who don’t want the project to be taken seriously by “the enterprise” (what enterprise?) and who see money as something disgusting they should never touch.

And even though I think most of us agree that funding is a Good Thing, I can see what the sceptics are coming at. Towns seems to be riding two horses at the same time, and for that reason, a lot of people (users, media, developers) perceive Dunc-Tank as Debian’s “official” funding project.

The critic’s point, to my understanding, is that _Debian_ should be careful not to employ the means of a commercial distro. Agree or disagree. Personally, I agree with that principle; it’s part of what makes Debian great. That being said, I’ve just glanced at the flame wars. I certainly don’t think more flames are what we need right now.

I don’t think it’s the infighting that makes the enterprise not accept Debian as much as others… I think that relates to available professional support, not having many options.