Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late

On 7/27/26 10:22, Marc Haber wrote:
> c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
>>    Look at MX and a few others ... the start-up options
>>    allow you to run a systemd or sysV version.
> 
> I am very interested in knowing who wastes weeks of their lifetime to
> write initscripts for Debian packages. Those people must be real
> fanatics.

   Hey, we NEED those fanatics !

   A good init script is worth its weight in gold.

   READ one sometime ... dozens, hundreds, of steps
   and checks and tweaks just to install one stupid
   little utility. The energy/skill to do ALL that
   by hand from memory ... it barely exists.

   Actually, that it's SO difficult to install said
   stupid little utilities these days - doesn't give
   me a good feeling for the future.

   Maybe CP/M wasn't so bad after all  :-)

>>> The GNU project needs to make their Hurd kernel a top
>>> priority as the future of Linux is total corporate
>>> domination with a lack of freedom.
>>
>>    We need alt development streams.
> 
> I think we don't even have enough personpower for ONE decent
> development stream.

   You may be right, alas.

   The enthusiasm for 'free' OS/software isn't what
   it used to be - and there's more MONEY writing
   evil JS spyware for browsers.

   This is kinda why I've been looking into the BSDs
   more of late. They're a bit more driven by 'academic'
   types. There's always been good and bad in that, but
   for the near future the 'good' may very useful.