Is it possible that the age of the OS is over...? On Apr 28, 2016 8:28 PM, "David Crosby" <dtcr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
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