Subj : Re: Downtime
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Arelor
Date : Fri Jun 18 2021 15:24:25

  Re: Re: Downtime
  By: Sean Dennis to Arelor on Fri Jun 18 2021 09:54 am

 > A> Are you running Slackware -current? I rarely see a troublesome Slackware  upgrade. Devuan is
 > A> quite
 > A> an ok distribution though. Then, maybe you could take a stab at OpenBSD
 > A> :-)
 > 
 > I was running Slackware -current and it broke a lot of things (this was an attempt to fix someth
 > else that broke).  I've always been a fan of Debian though when they switched to systemd, I quit
 > using it.  Devuan is
 > systemd-free and has so far been functioning quite nicely on my workstation.
 > 
 > I have thought about OpenBSD but quite frankly I am not interested in the learning curve.
 > 
 > -- Sean

Well, Slackware -current is not intended for production :-) Maybe the reason why I don't see
Slackware breackage is precisely that I use -stable more often than not...

I used to like Debian, but it turned into a hive for wokes and politics. In fact, this bothers me
more than the systemd drama, even though I think the systemd drama is a synthom of the inner
management problems they have at Debian. I like there is Devuan as an alternative, to be honest,
even though I don't use it much because I am no longer a hardcore fan of the Debian ecosystem.

According to an upcoming interview to Aaron Lin which will hit newstandslater this year (don't miss
your Linux Magazine!), "Contrary to popular belief, [OpenBSD] is a great system for novices to
learn about system administration." Basically, if you use Slackware, you are an inch away from
knowing OpenBSD since the only things you need to learn are firewall management (easy), package
management (easy) and initscripts management (easy). It only gets hard if you need to run software
that is not made to be portable - OpenBSD has its own libc and its own set of system calls, some of
which are WAY COOL, but require proper porting.

By the way, there is another upcoming article about the matter which will hit the newstands around
the same time of Aaron's interview.

I don't want to end the message looking like an OpenBSD fanboy, so:

SCREW POLITIZED DISTRIBUTIONS, LONG LIFE INDEPENDENT OPERATING SYSTEMS!



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