KatolaZ wrote on 19.01.2018 19:05: > On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 06:48:42PM +0100, Irrwahn wrote: > > [cut] > >> >> In my mind, the whole mess looks more like a gigantic game of nuclear >> whack-a-mole, and the only winning move is not to play. (The optimist >> believes we are living in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist >> is afraid the optimist is right. Guess, which faction I belong to. ;^) >> >> But honestly, KatolaZ, thanks for damping my enthusiasm. :) >> > > Dear Urban, it was not my intention to damp your enthisiasm, at all, > so please accept my apoligies if I did :\
Oh, no need to apologize! I guess my message read far more ironic, or even sarcastic, than I intended. I was trying to convey my sincere thanks for putting everything in perspective. Alas, English is not my native tongue, plus I'm German, and us being direct is a prejudice that oftentimes turns out to be true. ;o) > > We need a lot of enthusiasm. And we also need to test this stuff in as > many different setups as possible, before deciding what's next, > IMHO. The help of all the knowledgeable people who are working on that > is very much appreciated :) Oh, I wasn't discouraged by your input, no worries, please. :) > TBH, it would be great if at the end of those tests we could have a > summary that explains what are the issues, what are the possible > solutions, and what we can do to help implementing them without > breaking too much stuff around ;) And I'll continue to contribute whatever my time and capabilities allow to reach that goal. After all, Devuan was the last straw that kept me from ditching GNU/Linux altogether in the wake of the systemd meltdown. [rant] But, honestly, the *BSDs are not the best alternative when it comes to desktop systems; server installations are another cup of tea, but that's (no longer) my main concern right now. [/rant] Best regards Urban -- Sapere aude! _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
