On Mon, 3 Dec 2018 09:49:06 +0000 g4sra <g4...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > No I am not trying to start a Distro flame war, I am seeking facts not > opinions. > > As someone has already pointed out on this mailing list Linux Distros > in general are taking away the freedom to customise (in particular > for a specific User case).
Why are they doing this? DIY people aren't demanding that any distro solve their problems: They only ask that controls and test points aren't covered with epoxy. That seems reasonable to me, and when I find a distro that covers its controls and test points in epoxy, I have to ask "why?" > I get that maintenance is an issue, but > only because software growth has become disproportionate. if there > wasn't so mush software <<Freudian slip *much* software, it wouldn't > require software to manage it all and there would be even less > software, just look at the number of different software build systems > there are. Is it my imagination, or is the preceding paragraph a no-op? > > The all important mantra has been forgotten and lost: > > Do one thing! do it well! In addition, play nicely with others. > > I have already hit issues in Devuan that have been inherited from > Debian. The initramfs\initrd should (and used to) do one thing and do > it well. It is now so convolutely complex you can do away with the > root filesystem altogether. > > I understand that there are not enough Devuan developers to fix > everything. I was pondering whether LFS will suit the corner cases > which even Devuan cannot reach. You can build a car from a kit. This is wonderful for the person who treats it as a hobby and has the time to do this, but it's not a solution for someone who needs transportation. Building Linux From Scratch all the way up to the point where you can, for instance, run a business on it, would take sufficient time to call it a hobby. It's not a replacement for any practical Linux. SteveT Steve Litt December 2018 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
