Re: [dev] getting rid of cmake builds

2023-09-21 Thread Dave Blanchard
[After re-reading that email I see that I should have edited it bit better before posting:] I've used all the mainstream build systems to build thousands of other people's software packages, and a few of my own, so I have a good idea how they each stack up from the usability department at

Re: [dev] getting rid of cmake builds

2023-09-21 Thread Dave Blanchard
I've used all the mainstream build systems to build thousands of other people's software packages, and a few of my own, so I have a good idea how they each stack up from the usability department at least. All things considered, over the course of building many thousands of packages with it

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-05 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 10:23:57 +0200 (CEST) Sagar Acharya wrote: > That is exactly what I'm trying to achieve. Capital is whatI lack. Soon I > will be releasing Libre-Ads, a random non-targeted ads system specially for > Freedom respecting people. > > So self-hosters can self sustain and they

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-05 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:01:43 +1200 Miles Rout wrote: > There is a page on the website advertising all the many patches available to > improve st and dwm. > Few if any other software projects provide that these days, and are offended > by forks. Actually few if any other software projects

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-05 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 11:56:58 +0300 Sergey Matveev wrote: > >I did manage to open you article, although I had to use a VPN. For some > >reason website doesn't load without it. Greetings from Russia! > > It is available only through IPv6. I use https://ipv6.ip4market.ru/ > tunnel broker here to

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-05 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 11:55:59 +0300 Sergey Matveev wrote: > *** s...@plunder.tech [2023-07-04 19:37]: > >I use ST without any patching, and have done so for years. It is very fast > >and > >works flawlessly in my experience. All the other terminals have serious > >issues. > > Agreed! I use st

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-04 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Tue, 04 Jul 2023 19:37:14 -0400 s...@plunder.tech wrote: > > which is why they release dumpster fires like the ST terminal emulator for > > example > > which has absolutely no features at all, is riddled with bugs and > > compatibility > > problems, and requires extensive patching to add in

Re: [dev] Minimalist software. Should I care?

2023-07-04 Thread Dave Blanchard
I take a practical approach. I use simple programs when they do the job well, and more complex programs when they get the job done better. Sometimes a simple program can be useful for certain jobs, such as ones involving shell scripting, whereas a complex program may be more useful for example

Re: [dev] Suckless paint/graphic editor program

2023-07-03 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:30:40 -0500 Fernando wrote: > Hello all, > > I am trying to create some simple logos for webpages with a graphic > editor program. In the past, I have used paint from plan9fromuserspace > but it's quite limited in features (colors, drawing shapes). > > I am looking for a

Re: [dev] Am I doing this right?

2023-07-03 Thread Dave Blanchard
> BTW, I suggest avoiding Android in the first place, for multiple reasons. > Not to put too fine a point on it, but Android, and the "smart" phones that it runs on, are controlled by Google--which is a creation of U.S. intelligence. Dave (for better or worse, a U.S. citizen)

Re: [dev] Am I doing this right?

2023-07-02 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Mon, 3 Jul 2023 01:28:03 +0300 Nikita Krasnov wrote: > Thx! :D It is the first time I actually feel _clean_ when > using email. I don't know how much is it because of using > plain text or about actually talking to someone, but it's > the first time I feel like I'm using email as it was >

Re: [dev] Am I doing this right?

2023-07-02 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 21:32:18 +0200 Hiltjo Posthuma wrote: > Congratulations, you have successfully sent an electronic mail! Welcome.to the WORLD OF TOMORROW !!

Re: [dev] Simpler WiFi alternatives

2023-07-02 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Sun, 21 May 2023 20:27:54 +0300 Greg Minshall wrote: > 40+ years ago (working on the Illiac-IV!), i blew up at a co-worker, > accused him of being a thief, etc. i was livid. > > my boss, whom i respected a lot, called me in and basically said, "You > don't have to like so-and-so. But, here

Re: [dev] Simpler WiFi alternatives

2023-05-12 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Fri, 12 May 2023 08:27:07 -0600 Lee Phillips wrote: > Since the administrators of this list are unable or unwilling to block access > to this loser, I'm unsubscribing. I don't need this kind of garbage in my > inbox. I have plenty of other kinds of garbage already. Good. Fuck off back to

Re: [dev] st: no need for scrollback patch or program by using -o option

2023-01-13 Thread Dave Blanchard
I experimented with st for a week or so, before finally realizing that it's poorly-written trash. It has no advantages over XTerm at all. -- Dave Blanchard