Re: Oh Gawd - Now MX Linux "Security Verification" - NO !!!

On 8/19/26 08:53, Rich wrote:
> c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 8/18/26 19:02, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>> On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:30:03 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2026-08-18, Rich <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> rbowman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:25:46 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Actually, given the current environ, heading into the BSD
>>>>>>> universe. If I want bullshit I'd buy Winders .....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That will be a short trip. Every Linux distro you've touched
>>>>>> pissed you off for one reason or the other. There aren't that many
>>>>>> BSD flavors.
>>>
>>> Not only that, but the BSD variants are incompatible with each other.
>>> Not necessarily in glaringly obvious ways, but in subtle ones like
>>> differences in filesystem implementation. To the point where if you
>>> tried to mount a volume created with one variant on another, you could
>>> be setting yourself up for filesystem corruption and data loss, and
>>> basically much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
>>>
>>> Long story short, “distro-hopping” is a thing in the Linux world,
>>> don’t try it in the BSD world.
>>
>>    I tend to agree. However, at least using somewhat
>>    higher-level langs, the file-system issues kind
>>    of fade a bit.
> 
> The filesystem issue mentioned has **nothing** to do with higher level
> languages.  The point made (which you obviously missed, as usual)

   We bow to your all-knowing superiority  :-)

   Anyway, I'm aware each branch of the BSDs
   don't make any 'standard' filesystem QUITE
   the same. So, PICK one and stick with it.

   The BSDs are more distinct 'branches' than
   slight variations on the same like Linux.

> is if
> you start by installing OpenBSD, and format your disk with the OpenBSD
> FFS.  And then decide, hmm, I'm going to give FreeBSD a try now, and
> just install FreeBSD, but *do not reformat* the disk using FreeBSD's
> variant of FFS, it will *appear* to work, but subtle issues will arise
> that end up making a big mess as they grow.
> 
> Unlike with Linux where Ubuntu uses ext4 and Redhat uses exactly the
> same ext4 and Mint uses exactly the same ext4, so you can jump from one
> to the other without having to reformat your ext4 filesystems as part
> of the jumps.

   The BSDs these days will mount/read/write EXT4.
   NOT sure if the main system disk can be EXT4
   however. However I do seem to remember that FBSD
   is no good with EXT3/4 journaling - which kind
   of defeats the purpose. FBSD also supports NTFS
   via FUSE and ZFS. Haven't fooled with ZFS across
   the BSD spectrum however, so there MAY be some
   little incompatibilities.

   Distro-hopping in Linux is good fun, but it's
   not necessary. I'd be happy with vanilla Deb
   forever.