Not to derail this thread further, but I will say that once I became a volunteer examiner, after passing the 20 WPM exam in 1992, that watching most people struggle with the Morse exam caused me to change my mind on that issue and I supported Restructuring in 2000 and the Morse exam elimination in 2007.
But, with all due respect, I think the parallels with the present discussion are minimal. For one thing, there are how many hundred Linux distributions, yet there is only one amateur radio service/hobby recognized worldwide. Like amateur radio, I'd like to think that Devuan will be a distribution that respects the intelligence of its user base and where that respect will lead to more users becoming packagers and developers. That was my path with Slackware to Debian to Devuan. As I've progressed through each it is the respect of each distribution of my intelligence and ability to learn (no, it wasn't always easy) that kept me with each for many years. I've tried those that presume I'll forever need my hand held and will never progress beyond a newbie (classic cathedral type thinking) and they didn't stay on my hard drive. It's possible that we're talking past each other and I'll go back and reread some of the posts after things have had a chance to settle a bit in my head. It's also hot outside and we're doing wheat harvest here at the farm so I'm probably reading too fast. :-D - Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
