Well if you want to be a hacker, go be my guest, because Slackware was designed for it, but for everyone else, Debian is the way to go, and this is a Debian specific mailing list, not a Slackware one
> On 30 Dec 2021, at 16:06, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dude, anyone that uses Slackware and enjoys it, enjoys it for what it is. > It's not your job to tell people what to use and what not to use. Some of > these people have been using computers, most likely, much longer than you > have, so can deal with compiling software, managing different package > managers, building compile scripts for their package managers, and generally > dealing with a system as... scenic as Slackware. You are not anyone's parents > on this list. It is a list for Linux users who enjoy using advanced software. > These people, in conclusion, know what they're getting into, and what they're > doing. If not, they'll ask for help on choosing a distribution. Also, for any > XKCD references, search for them on explainxkcd.org <http://explainxkcd.org/>. > > > Devin Prater > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 9:57 AM Jordan Livesey <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I don't have to tell you this but for the last time, slackware isn't easy to > use nore is anything based on slackware, which is why it doesn't support > secure boot also, that is why debian is better > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 3:54 PM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > And I just stated that Slint was amazingly accessible, accessibility also > means easy to use. Slint has the features, at least with additional screen > readers, already installed, easy to switch on with a well documented script > named "speak-with". > > That's not a war or any reason for a war, it's just a compliment. > > I love Debian, although I'd like to install the 10.1 from the installation > media and have sound while doing so. I understand it's just my hardware not > everyone else's. I'm still trying to figure out the cause, but with multiple > problems it's difficult, but I can run Debian 10.1 as root, but I don't want > to! So I'll uninstall and reinstall Debian 9. > > There seems to be someone else who is flooding the list with nonsense which > should stop. > > Samuel, I stand by my statement, accessibility is not only ability to be > used, but ease of use, but that wasn't and never should be a call for a war, > which is what only you have mentioned. > > There, I said it. I never mentioned a war, I never called for one, I simply > said that it's easier to access accessibility features in Slint, especially > true for the newcomer. A compliment, not a wish for war. > > Best wishes, > > David > > > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 06:20 Samuel Thibault <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Didier Spaier, le jeu. 30 déc. 2021 10:32:24 +0100, a ecrit: > > On 30/12/2021 08:10, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > > You also have the same choice on other distributions such as Debian. > > > > > > Please don't fall in a distro war, we don't need that. > > > > Well Samuel, you quoted me out of context, I am not the one who started the > > war. > > I didn't quote you, I quoted D.J.J. Ring. > > Samuel >
