Some of us are pretty ok.

You simply can’t get around LinkedIn, GitHub, YouTube, Medium, Substack and so on if you want to stay connected.

“Can’t”. 🤦‍♂️

“A tech guy” is an impressive understatement and I bet that’s his name badge.

You’re welcome, I guess.

FreeBSD jails are one of the most useful tools for this purpose.

Once again, BSD proves to be a superior solution.

Imagine if file weight corresponded to actual file size.

On spinning hard disks, it does.

Also true. Source: I am a programmer too.

I don’t know this guy, but despite his readily apparent technical knowledge, the dude really seems like he isn’t a good admin.

FWIW, just to avoid Dunning-Kruger and because I think you are mistaken here: jwz

I can only assume that he has rather hand-crafted scripted workflows though.

I think his reasoning about why not is rather understandable.

bash isn’t standard on most systems.

ln exists.

I keep them in a Fossil repository (with a few private log-in data stored in a SyncThing folder instead) and I just ln them where I need them.

Also, IRCv3 exists.

IRC is too difficult for normal people to figure out.

“Connect to any server you have ever heard of. Enjoy.”

Even Matrix is too complicated for most people.

The problem with Matrix is that its encryption technologies are FUBAR. Unencrypted rooms are slightly nicer to use than IRC channels. But then again: why?

Ah, quality IRC replacements.

What about almost every other distro being run by volunteeers?

You misunderstood: Red Hat The Linux Distribution (not quite relevant for Linux development) is not Red Hat The Commercial Entity (quite relevant for Linux development). However, volunteers repackaging (“distributing”) Red Hat software still don’t change the nature of the software, but that’s a different discussion.

It’s honestly insane that you can sit there and shill for Microsoft these days.

I do not do that. What I actually wrote is: By moving from Windows to Linux (assuming you use Linux-libre), you gain a certain level of freedom, but that freedom still relies on commercial entities and their own ideas that are contributed to the kernel. Just because you can see the code, you still can’t decide about the code.

Note that I do not use Windows. You make it sound like I would.

Let’s leave it at that. We probably won’t solve this debate over Christmas, and life is too short to argue about software. :-) Have a good one.

I use neither. Just wondering.

True, sadly.

systemd rocks

I disagree.

the kernel is widely audited OSS

Minus the proprietary blobs, that is.

“Everyone can see the code” does not mean that everyone understands what’s going on, by the way. The X server had had a security hole for 23 years just a while ago. Could it be that “it’s OSS” and “many people read and understand what’s going on” are not the same thing?

You give up all control over your system to other US corporations though, like Red Hat (who are - and should be held, IMO - responsible for systemd) and Microsoft (who contribute quite some code to the kernel). The only system you control is a system you write, I’m afraid.