[HECnet] OT: Linux idiots

[Cory Smelosky]

On 16 Jun 2013, at 17:22, "Sampsa Laine" <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:

At least with the BSDs you have like 3 variants.

Why do these morons insist there must be 300+ ways to package a kernel and the same userland tools?

Same reason we have a    startup bubble    right now: community (or school counsellor) pressure.   This also applies to the media saying:    this is great for the soul!"


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On 17 Jun 2013, at 00:18, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:


On 16 Jun 2013, at 17:15, "Sampsa Laine" <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:


http://www.sampsa.com/2013/06/16/linux-wannabe-devs-the-few-the-brave-the-stupid/

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Linux is 95% politics, 3% needless ABI/API changes, 1% new features, 1% championing a twisted version of freedom.

This generally applies to both the kernel and the distros...Linux inherited the nonstandard standards and incompatibility-across-distros thing from UNIX unfortunately. :(

LSB is NOT standard...RedHat is also not the    Gold Standard    for a commercial linux or a linux period.