Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late

Chris Ahlstrom <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:25:18 -0400
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
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Farley Flud wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS (fixed):

> On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:51:05 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> You think Debian and Arch are now corporatized?
>
> No, but since the software they have chosen is controlled
> by corporations then there isn't much difference, is there?
>
> You may claim not to support the Chinese but yet your home
> is stuffed from floor to ceiling with Chinese goods.
>
> Both Debian and Arch have chosen to follow their lord and
> master called IBM/RedHat.

:-D

I tend to believe both distros are driven by technical
considerations.

And systemd seems to be to be a good thing. It sure minimizes boot
times.

-- 
That's the thing about people who think they hate computers.  What they
really hate is lousy programmers.
		-- Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle in "Oath of Fealty"