On 2007-05-07, Alexander Shishkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Autoconf is autopain, a solution waiting for a problem... creating a >> problem [1]. Clear and simple makefiles are _much_ easier to use. > Errm, isn't that the same as having to edit sources to configure a program?
Having to fix autoconf scripts is the same as having to edit sources, and worse. Having to edit a well-designed Makefile is the same as having to edit a decent (non-XML) configuration file. > It's about time we agree about what 'linux' stands for. If you prefer > to regard any of those modern linux-desktop trends with the term > 'linux', I'd disagree. All the distros are the same shit. Some have more WIMPshit and some less. All have the same shitty core software designed for WIMPshit idiot users and the developers (incl. distributors) themselves. > I may be missing something, but what makes you think so? & > Can you please be more specific on this point? http://iki.fi/tuomov/b/archives/2007/04/01/T19_09_22/ > My impression is that, these days there is much less stupid questions > on this list than there were three years ago, which makes me think > that users tend to become less of lusers, no? It's just all moved and more appeared on IRC... and private mail. The mailing list demands subscription, you know. The lusers can't be arsed to do that. I can't either. Yet the mailing list would be the most appropriate place for the questions... but the best weapon against spam is subscription presently. -- Tuomo
