On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 01:40:51PM +0000, Sad Clouds wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:26:31 +0100
> [email protected] wrote:
>
> > I don't think there is any technical silver bullet.
>
> I think many of these issues can be mitigated through technical
> solutions. A layered approach using multiple domains, service
> providers, data centers, and operating systems can help ensure
> continuity when problems arise. It?s time-consuming, but it improves
> resilience. At home, I?ve run NetBSD, FreeBSD, Debian, Illumos/Solaris,
> and several others. Each operating system has its own significant
> shortcomings in different areas.
>
On this, we agree. I tried to tackle the DRM problem (without having
any knowledge at first) and after several tries and false starts only
concluded: 1) That X11 is dead; 2) That the way the GPUs are currently
handled is out of reach of a small group with limited time and that
in this area only Linux will survive. But since I don't need 3D,
don't care about A.I., even less about cryto-currencies, I'm now
working on building a simple alternative for the 2D rendering, and
I'm now trying to master a kernel so that I will not depend indirectly
on the way the massive organisations are pushing the trend.
So, yes, having alternatives for OSes. And still being able to place
physical systems (not only "online" servers). And to have alternative
ways to connect and having even UUCP as a fallback.
I still believe that "small is beautiful" because it will remain the
simplest way to achieve minimal dependencies.
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