On Sun, 31 Jul 2022 13:29:18 +0100 Peter Duffy <pe...@pwduffy.org.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, 2022-07-30 at 06:07 -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > > On Fri, 2022-07-29 at 14:27 +0200, tito via Dng wrote: > > > https://linuxiac.com/best-systemd-free-linux-distributions/ > > > > > > I think the author knows nothing about devuan and spreads FUD > > > > > > > I thought most of the Devuan review was accurate and complimentary. > > However, I've > > never thought of Devuan as "retro" or particularly inconvenient for > > newbies. > > > > SteveT > > Very strange article. On one hand, he does include devuan in his "five > best proven . . . ". On the other - some of his comments are just > baffling. > > "many of the useful graphical tools that modern Linux users are used to > are absent." Eh? I wonder if the author isn't aware of the fact that > there's a range of different window managers and front-ends, each with > a different look-and-feel, and that all of them are available in all > distros. The author describes himself as a "linux professional", so he > should be aware of it. > > "To use and understand Devuan, you must change your mindset and > perception of the distribution’s core beliefs". That's just bizarre. Is > he talking about the "core beliefs" of debian, or of linux in general? > Either way - devuan reinstates and re-emphasises the "core beliefs". > > "However, as is fortunately always the case in open source software, > users always have a choice." Except that in the case of systemd-based > distros, it's Hobson's choice: use any init system you want, provided > it's systemd. If the author had ever become aware of this, he's looking > the other way now. > > Is it worth while considering putting a link to the article on > devuan.org, together with a response answering the criticisms in > detail? I think yes and to the comments section of the article. Ciao, Tito _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
