[DNG] He who forgets history...

Hi all, I just looked back on the Halloween Documents, specifically http://www.catb.org/esr/halloween/halloween1.html . Here are two quotes I find both interesting and timely: * Linux can win as long as services / protocols are commodities. * OSS projects have been able to gain a foothold in man

Re: [DNG] He who forgets history...

On 02/08/2015 09:14, Steve Litt wrote: So next time one of the new breed calls you a neckbeard for helping build a distro with simple protocols and services, show him http://www.catb.org/esr/halloween/halloween1.html . And try not to laugh when the whole thing goes right over his head. Also, s

Re: [DNG] Keeping mailing list alive - A question about error on re-compiling package

On 02/08/15 02:52, Timo wrote: so I post it to keep the mailing list alive. Odd. Normally people email mailing lists in order to get answers. Since that wasn't your goal, let me disregard the rest of your mail and just express my gratitude for caring about the list itself. Thanks! Timo

Re: [DNG] Keeping mailing list alive - A question about error on re-compiling package

On 02/08/15 08:13, Isaac Dunham wrote: On Sat, Aug 01, 2015 at 02:12:54PM +0200, Anto wrote: Hello everybody, I don't usually get answers on this kind of basic questions, so I post it to keep the mailing list alive. I am trying to re-compile a package that I took from Debian sid. And I got t

Re: [DNG] He who forgets history...

Le 02/08/2015 09:14, Steve Litt a écrit : I just looked back on the Halloween Documents, specifically http://www.catb.org/esr/halloween/halloween1.html . Here are two quotes I find both interesting and timely: * Linux can win as long as services / protocols are commodities. * OSS projects have

Re: [DNG] automount, mount, and USB sticks

Hendrik Boom writes: > On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 10:28:30AM +0100, Rainer Weikusat wrote: [sudo/ PATH] >> Also, the Debian default configuration >> contains a >> >> Defaults >> secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin" >> >> which means the user PATH won'

Re: [DNG] Keeping mailing list alive - A question about error on re-compiling package

Anto writes: [...] > I am trying to re-compile a package that I took from Debian sid. And I > got the following error. > > dh common-install-prehook-arch --parallel --with autotools-dev --with > autoreconf --with bash-completion > dh: Unknown sequence common-install-prehook-arch (choose from: bi

Re: [DNG] He who forgets history...

Almost hard to believe that those are nearly 17 years old. I'd been using Linux as my main system since January 1998 and had played with it since September 1996 by dual-booting with DOS/Windows and later Windows '95. To be fair, I think much progress toward ease of use came in the early years of

[DNG] Unmingling kdbus and the Linux kernel

Sir, I would like someone from Devuan to reply how Devuan DDs are going to rid the Linux kernel when kdbus becomes integrated in it. I am finding this latest news a heavy blow below the belt, as the kernel is usually reserved for highly qualified and highly skilled coders. Thanks for your time.

[DNG] How to turn on package builds for a repo in gitlab?

Hello, I'm sure this has been explained previously somewhere, but how do I turn on package builds for a repo in gitlab? I think mdev is about ready for experimental/. Thanks, Isaac Dunham ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.

Re: [DNG] Unmingling kdbus and the Linux kernel

Sir, I would like someone from Devuan to reply how Devuan DDs are going to rid the Linux kernel when kdbus becomes integrated in it. I am finding this latest news a heavy blow below the belt, as the kernel is usually reserved for highly qualified and highly skilled coders. Thanks for your time