On November 5, 2017 12:16:53 AM GMT+03:00, Adam Borowski
wrote:
>On Sat, Nov 04, 2017 at 05:29:00PM +, Simon Hobson wrote:
>
>> his very rigid attitude to freedom in software
>
>I'd prefer if this attitude was more rigid.
>
>For example, AGPL -- even worse as GPL-3
On November 4, 2017 8:29:00 PM GMT+03:00, Simon Hobson
wrote:
>m712 wrote:
>
>> I'd really like to meet Richard Stallman in person. I hope I can,
>someday.
>
>I've met him briefly when he did a speaking tour in the UK.
>He has a reputation
On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 at 22:16:53 +0100
Adam Borowski wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 04, 2017 at 05:29:00PM +, Simon Hobson wrote:
>
>> his very rigid attitude to freedom in software
>
> I'd prefer if this attitude was more rigid.
>
> For example, AGPL -- even worse as GPL-3 allows
On Sat, Nov 04, 2017 at 05:29:00PM +, Simon Hobson wrote:
> his very rigid attitude to freedom in software
I'd prefer if this attitude was more rigid.
For example, AGPL -- even worse as GPL-3 allows an "upgrade" to this
non-free crock. It breaks FSF Freedom 0 "the freedom to use for any
Quoting zap (calmst...@posteo.de):
> Indeed! Without him who knows if the free software movement even would
> have started, let alone be as successful as it is...
>
> I may disagree on his views with certain things, but software freedom I
> most definitely agree with him on for most things.
> I've met him briefly when he did a speaking tour in the UK.
> He has a reputation for being direct and taking questions literally - and
> that's how I found him. I assume it's just the way he is, some of us are like
> that. I think that's part of the reason many people "dislike" him - if you
m712 wrote:
> I'd really like to meet Richard Stallman in person. I hope I can, someday.
I've met him briefly when he did a speaking tour in the UK.
He has a reputation for being direct and taking questions literally - and
that's how I found him. I assume it's
On 11/04/2017 02:09 AM, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Steve Litt (sl...@troubleshooters.com):
>
>>> I sometimes have Richard Stallman as a house guest,
>> Walk on egg shells much?
> Seriously, Richard Stallman is a gracious and pleasant guest.
> He's also extremely funny.
>
> I was at a Chinese
Am Samstag, 4. November 2017 schrieb John Hughes:
>
> On 03/11/17 21:08, J. Fahrner wrote:
> >
> > Windows NT is based on DEC VMS, not a very modern OS ;-)
>
> I.E. more "modern" than Unix.
>
> Being "modern" is not always a good thing. I'd have assumed that wasn't
> a controversial idea
Le 04/11/2017 à 00:35, John Hughes a écrit :
Being "modern" is not always a good thing. I'd have assumed that
wasn't a controversial idea around here.
Regression is often saled in the name of modernity, for hiden
political reasons.
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On Fri, 3 Nov 2017 at 20:58:24 +0100
Edward Bartolo wrote:
> I know little about this Hurd 'little' thing, but it gives me the
> shivers like systemd. Similar to the latter, there is a small core at
> the centre with all the other helper executables intercommunicating.
> Sounds
> I.E. more "modern" than Unix.
>
> Being "modern" is not always a good thing. I'd have assumed that
> wasn't a controversial idea around here.
>
You are talking sense, yes modern is very often bad alas...
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On 03/11/17 20:58, Edward Bartolo wrote:
I know little about this Hurd 'little' thing, but it gives me the
shivers like systemd.
Ah. "I know little about it but I don't like it".
Similar to the latter, there is a small core at the centre with all
the other helper executables
On 03/11/17 21:08, J. Fahrner wrote:
Windows NT is based on DEC VMS, not a very modern OS ;-)
I.E. more "modern" than Unix.
Being "modern" is not always a good thing. I'd have assumed that wasn't
a controversial idea around here.
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Quoting Steve Litt (sl...@troubleshooters.com):
> > I sometimes have Richard Stallman as a house guest,
>
> Walk on egg shells much?
Seriously, Richard Stallman is a gracious and pleasant guest.
He's also extremely funny.
I was at a Chinese restaurant with him once, and decided to try to yank
If I am remember well, MS Windows (the operating system) does have a
micro-kernel, but is it more efficient with an extra layer of
intercommunication?
Windows NT is based on DEC VMS, not a very modern OS ;-)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Cutler
Based on VMS, right, like Linux is based on
Am 2017-11-03 20:58, schrieb Edward Bartolo:
If I am remember well, MS Windows (the operating system) does have a
micro-kernel, but is it more efficient with an extra layer of
intercommunication?
Windows NT is based on DEC VMS, not a very modern OS ;-)
I know little about this Hurd 'little' thing, but it gives me the
shivers like systemd. Similar to the latter, there is a small core at
the centre with all the other helper executables intercommunicating.
Sounds too complicated to get the added advantage, of having a very
minimal kernel running
On Thu, 2 Nov 2017 22:25:58 -0700
Rick Moen wrote:
> I sometimes have Richard Stallman as a house guest,
Walk on egg shells much?
Next time he's at your house, recite the following sentence:
"Richard, I'm so glad you contributed all your user utilities to the
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