Sorry I'm a little late on this one, haven't checked my mailing list folder in a while.
Linux has been good to me, but I'm mostly using the BSDs for personal stuff these days. Systemd was a real turnoff (its implementation, in addition to how it kind of got jammed down everyone's throat), and the quality control in the userland is frankly not that good anymore (or maybe I've just gotten pickier ;-). Yes, things are *much* better these days for the average desktop Linux user. I just bought a bunch of games on Steam today that run on Linux. Awesome! Installations for the most part 'just work,' and you can find hardware at London Drugs that advertises Linux compatibility. Heck, they're jamming a Linux kernel compatibility layer in Windows. The NYSE has been running on Red Hat for several years now. We have Raspberry Pi computers that fit in your pocket, cost 50 bucks, and run Debian. We live in the future. It's pretty great. But the sense of discovery (at least for me) in Linux has been kind of replaced with "ah heck, they broke this crap again." And the GPL has kind of become a pain; I'd really like to use Dtrace and ZFS without performing brain surgery (or using Oracle Linux). So help me, I want to start a distro that replaces the GNU toolchain with BSD-licensed parts out of spite (if this already exists, someone please let me know!) Anyways, I'm rambling. CLUG had a shared goal for a long time - "anyone who wants to use Linux can, and everyone is aware of the choice." It'll be 25 years of the Linux kernel this year, and as advocates we've done a pretty decent job. CLUG needs new goals. People come and go, but a good shared vision is an effective driver. I liked chatting over beer and discussing technical minutia. If someone does that, I'll probably show up ;-) -David On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 4:36 PM, SZEMIR KHANGYI <khan...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Let's face it, we are struggling to scrape by, our multiple decades worth > of activism and experience amounts to nothing more than a minimum wage job, > if we are lucky. I am out of town and out of province, chasing odd jobs, so > i count myself lucky here. We could make a difference, but the big question > is: do we have the will and the energy to make that difference? > > Cheers > Sam > > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Ralph Boland" <rpbol...@gmail.com> > *To: *clug-talk@clug.ca > *Sent: *Tuesday, April 19, 2016 10:58:45 AM > *Subject: *[clug-talk] clug future > > > It would be great if clug has presentations again but it > doesn't seem likely to happen. I am at least a year > away from any kind of presentation and one presentation > won't do much on its own. > > I would go to presentations if we had them. > > So I am not optimistic. > > Can we put the clug into some kind of sleep mode. > Perhaps in a few years some people will come along > who want to join and have things to say and presentations > to give. > > That's my opinion. Sorry if it doesn't help much. > > > Ralph Boland > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > -- http://dafyddcrosby.com - my programming blog http://lonesomecosmonaut.com - my fun blog
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