HP picks Debian

Why?

PARISC Port Irrelevant Without a Distribution
Public message is that Itanium replaces PARISC
HP Thinks of PARISC Port as a Community Activity
Learning How to Work With/In Community
Hacker, not Business Driven
Commercial distributors want "real money"
Debian Perceived as a "Commons"
Community Development Model Instantiated
No One Business In Control
Companies can Invest w/o Contracts
Ability to Influence Future Direction
Key Engineers at HP and Linuxcare Liked Debian