Re: [DNG] Fw: looking for a replacement for debian since systemd

2019-12-18 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 07:03:13 +0100 (CET) freemedia via Dng wrote: > ive admired your criticism of systemd for a long time: > http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Librethreat_Database#Gratuitous_interdependency The preceding is a very cool web page. I agree with everything on it except (well cra

Re: [DNG] fifth freedom

2019-12-18 Thread g4sra via Dng
> The freedom to NOT run the software, to be free to avoid vendor lock-in > through appropriate modularization/encapsulation and minimized dependencies; > meaning any free software can be replaced with a user’s preferred > alternatives (freedom 4). Late to the party as usual FOSS and the F

Re: [DNG] Fw: looking for a replacement for debian since systemd

2019-12-18 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 07:03:13 +0100 (CET) freemedia via Dng wrote: > Steve Litt wrote: > > > Not Gentoo --- they're slowly sliding toward systemd. > > this is important to me, and ive looked for more information on the > gentoo forums and website, and i cant find the trend. > > ive admired yo

Re: [DNG] Fw: looking for a replacement for debian since systemd

2019-12-18 Thread freemedia via Dng
g4sra wrote: > FOSS and the FSF have not lived up to my expectations, my fault for expecting > too much. > I am now pinning my hopes on the future growth of FFS (Five Freedoms > Software). glad to have you aboard, g4sra. i believe jaromil likes this as well, i certainly dont expect him to pr

Re: [DNG] Fw: looking for a replacement for debian since systemd

2019-12-18 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting freemedia via Dng (dng@lists.dyne.org): > ive written about this in more detail here: > http://techrights.org/2019/12/15/us-constitution-fsd-usc/ it uses the > american constitution as an example, though everybody knows the > american one borrows a LOT of ideas from across the pond. Since

Re: [DNG] Fw: looking for a replacement for debian since systemd

2019-12-18 Thread freemedia via Dng
> Since you mention that, I'm really surprised you managed to write a long, long screed on that subject that nowhere even mentions Montesquieu. > (Of course, your concern wasn't about government structure but rather, er, some highly abstract, yet very verbose, ideological point.) gee rick, ive

Re: [DNG] Fw: looking for a replacement for debian since systemd

2019-12-18 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting freemedia via Dng (dng@lists.dyne.org): > gee rick, ive read this over and over to try to find something useful > in it, I'm dreadfully sorry my comments fell short of your needs. (You may return them under warranty.) > and i suspect what you were trying to say is "less is more" Not ev