On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:18:02 -0600 o1bigtenor <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't really play any games - - - I > have too much fun just using software on my system - - - - but then > I'm a business man and self-employed and that means, by definition, > that I'm weird. Me too, o1bigtenor. My computer enables me to produce and sell books, teach systematic Troubleshooting mindset and techniques, and write software to make my business's workflow better. People like us are often ignored when software decisions are made. Back in the Windows days, we were called "Power Users" and respected. Trade mags had many articles addressed to people like us. Today it seems we're just a minority to be ignored in the rush to somehow "market" the Linux Desktop --- an endeavor that's been failing miserably for two decades now. This is one of the many reasons I'm glad Devuan exists. Devuan's rejection of systemd removes the attempt to embed my Linux computer in epoxy and force me to use only systemd's dials and switches, which of course are one to several needless levels of abstraction that really do nothing to simplify, but only get in the way. Like you, my income depends on my Linux computer. That puts us in a whole different category from gamers, and from dwobes who use their computers for social media without understanding anything about a computer. > I am working with software in a very wide range of > things, from CADD to CAM (that very little at present), to > spreadsheets, to starting to work in self designed software > supporting equipment that I'm fabricating and a bunch of other > things. To date I've been mostly a software user but am starting on > becoming a software developer because in certain areas software just > isn't adequate. In the software using I've found myself pushing the > envelope because I combine things in ways that seem to all too often > be non-customary. Exactly! Luckily, we still have POSIX, which is a simple way to achieve amazing things with lightning speed. Just a little knowledge of Python or Perl, AWK, sed, C and shellscripting can usually produce the exact behavior you're seeking, which is exactly what Thompson and Richie were trying to accomplish. SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
