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I really don't understand the whole "not controlling their own distribution channels" thing.
A lot of traditional indies have done their own distribution by doing mail order and calling stores themselves to get their stuff stocked. Some of them have gotten so good at it that they've become distributors for other indie labels. Dischord, K, and SST have never been majors, but they have always called their own shots when it came to distribution and also helped other labels by listing them in their catalogs.
I think the real definition of an indie is not anything to do with whether you distribute your own music or not, but whether or not you are owned in whole or in part or controlled by one of the big four: Sony BMG, Warner, EMI, and the Universal Music Group.
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