On Wed, Dec 09, 2020 at 10:25:36AM -0500, Larry Linder wrote: > > Everytime I am forced to use Windows 10 my neurons rebel at the moron > aware SW. >
I am sorry you are in the position where you are forced to use Windows, I feel lucky that I can "just say no!". > > As the supporters of GNU retire and die off - the new generation has no > desire to stay the course. > This works both ways. I used to think Richard Stallman was a cook and a crank. Today I see his apocalyptic predictions for evils of "unfree" software come true (and then some) in the cell phone universe. If we live through covid, I may yet become an FSF card carrying member! (Likely with the Torvaldskist schismatic branchnicks who refuse to say "GNU/Linux"). > > The bright side is that there is no automatic self destruct mechanism in > Linux so even when the official support is ended we can still user what > we have but not be able to upgrade our applications. > So true, if not for C++11, I would say "SL6 forever!". > > ... the cost of just dumping 50 systems and install new OS's and > applications is beyond our budget. ... > Even for people with deep pockets, administrative, logistics, downtime and man power costs make it impractical, except for "once every 5-10 years". People who just invested in a migration to el8 to be told now that they have to migrate again next year must be severely unhappy right now. I cannot fathom how Red Hat did not "ask around" before going public with their decision. (unless the decision was forced on them externally). > > So the sword had many sharp edges. > Well, it is the dull sword that is most dangerous (to the user). Join your local Iaido club and find out for yourself. -- Konstantin Olchanski Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow! Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca Snail mail: 4004 Wesbrook Mall, TRIUMF, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A3, Canada