[ale] [Fwd: Advertising on ale.org] - OT MS vs Apple vs Linux/UNIX

Jim Kinney jim.kinney at gmail.com
Sat Sep 12 08:47:16 EDT 2015


Well said.
On Sep 12, 2015 7:44 AM, "Solomon Peachy" <pizza at shaftnet.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 11:11:13PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> > If no architectural reason existed to shun systemd, the preceding
> > attitude would be more than enough.
>
> The problem with this statement, is that in general, those
> "architechural reasons" apply even more strongly to the
> duct-tape-and-bailing-wire stuff that systemd replaces.
>
> > When a salesman implies that I have no choice, I walk away. It's the
> > only prudent way to handle the situation, to prevent the salesman's
> > words from becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
>
> I also find this attitude particularly hilarious, because, in general,
> the "alternatives" (eg BSDs) are even worse by the same criteria that
> makes systemd supposedly so awful.
>
>  - Solomon [let popcorm commence!]
> --
> Solomon Peachy                         pizza at shaftnet dot org
> Delray Beach, FL                          ^^ (email/xmpp) ^^
> Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
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