cat > umlug_replacement.sh
#!/bin/sh
while `true` ; do
secs_per_year=31536000
# https://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/randomvar.html
# Map $RANDOM (0..2^15-1) into 0-3 years, randomly
delay=$$(expr $RANDOM \* 3 \* $secs_per_year \/ 32000)
sleep $delay
sendmail -bt << EOF
To: um-li...@umd.edu
From: anon <a...@nowhere.com>
Subject: multi-annual "My Linux Distro is better than yours" flame war^W
discussion
$DISTRO1 >> $DISTRO2 --- 'cuz I said so
'nuff said -- see y'all in another few years...
peace out...
EOF
done
Tell me I'm wrong... I've got 20+ years of mail stored... I dare you :-P
.... sigh... but I miss y'all anyway :-)
- Rob
.
On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 11:06 PM Ben Stern <bst...@electromagnetic.net>
wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 08:22:49AM -0500, Emery Rudolph wrote:
> > For those who are using Slackware, just wondering if you've considered
> > using other distros?
>
> I use a variety of distros at work, and all of them get in my way more than
> Slackware does.
>
> With Slackware, if something isn't working, you can edit config files and
> mess with things until it works.
>
> With Red Hat and derivatives, something else often manages configuration
> files and stomps on your changes.
>
> Ubuntu is better about that, but a lot of stuff happens behind the scenes
> and it takes more troubleshooting to figure out what's going wrong. When
> it
> works, it's great, but when it doesn't work, troubleshooting is harder.
>
> Also, I find I often need to install something from source in any
> distribution, and I'm not willing to repackage the source into a .deb or an
> RPM just to satisfy the package manager. Once you step outside the package
> management systems of the more complex distros, you're very much on your
> own, and the wheels are more likely to come off. In Slackware, you're on
> your own to begin with. :-)
>
> All in all, I like the dependency management of Ubuntu but I like the
> no-frills package management of Slackware more.
>
> Ben
> --
> Ben Stern
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