What about slapt-get etc? Sounds like package management to me... one of the posters here stated he'd upgraded from 10.2 to 11 without a glitch.
2: Lack of configuration tools. Want to get things done? Want that thing setup now? Go to your favorite text editor and edit those config files by hand, even though it's utterly brainless work that any decent distro should have automated.
That, really, is a matter of taste.
I like manual configuration; you have to learn where things are, but once you do, no automated confiuration is that quick and flexible.
Of course, I do not despise automagically created defaults that work...
Now, I have never used Slackware; it never came my way when I started using Linux, then I got hooked on Gentoo and don't see a reason to look back.
However, I do find your comment a bit... strange. Inflammatory, even.
It may be because you just didn't bother to provide any kind of proof for your claims.
I have never heard anything but words of praise for Slackware (barring the comments on the still-default 2.4 kernel, which is still a very valid option in Gentoo as well), and now you have nothing but derrogatory words for it. I would very much like to know why exactly you find Slackware so lacking.
I don't know at what age they need protection, but from what I've seen, after the age of 13 the need for protection disappears altogether.
My girlfriend's sister's friends have been teasing desperate 30-year-olds since the age of 13. At least.
Schoolgirls giggle in front of their computers while trolling the likes of an archetypal/. poster.
I've seen them doing that once; truly, I felt sorry for the poor guys.
Well, almost.
Just as you teach kids not to take candy from strangers, you teach them not to give their names, addresses etc. to people whom they don't know. It's the same thing, really, only that the Internet is much safer.
Google is being Neutral here, not Evil; they don't actively assist either side - actually, assisting either side actively, without proper legal procedure would be Evil in itself, either because of helping paedophiles escape justice or because of potential screwing up of their future users because of a set precedent.
And since they're forcing the proper legal procedure, that makes them Lawful as well.
Lawful Neutral is quite a decent alignment, if you ask me.
So, you posit that in order for Google to comply with its "don't be evil" motto, they have to grant their users more protection than they're granted by law?
Or, to put it more precisely, you think Google should fight for their users's right to privacy even when it is illegal for them to do so?
Would you care to explain this to me in some more detail?
Speaking from my recent experience of political involvement, the minutia of this kind are the most troublesome of all.
You can get a group of people with a commong goal squabbling over - seemingly - completely irrelevant details because, although not really relevant, they can grow into large problems if not settled in advance.
The students' initiative I was involved in had a very straightforward agenda, yet in an effort to not only be in the right, but to appear so as well, we lost our momentum and dwindled away. We accomplished some of our goals, but not all.
Both Mozilla and Debian have one great advantage over our failed initiative: they are much larger. Neither of them consists of a puny dozen people who have to organise everything. They each have people who are experts in these very matters and who will settle it one way or the other.
And they're not the very same people who scrutinise the code, either... they have specialised people for that, too.
All in all, I don't think it'll be such a big deal in a few weeks from now. It is annoying, but it's like mosquitoes - mostly harmless, but they make you itch.
Thank you. You saved me the trouble of linking it myself.
BTW, my current window is named Mozilla Fireoriole. I prefer the A.C.M.E. prefix myself, but can't be bothered to actually completely remove Mozilla. It just doesn't seem right.
Does a child with a severe peanut allergy not have a right to a peanut-free school?
I'm allergic to milk.
Or at least lactose intolerant.
Whatever... it doesn't kill me, but let's say that if I'm not careful, I wish it did.
I've never thought milk should be banned from schools or anywhere else.
Except for the table I'm dining on, since the smell makes me nauseous.
Why should I limit other people's choices?
If I'm allergic to something, it is my responsibility to check for those substances.
Besides, we teach kids how to read, don't we? One of the reasons is so that they could read the ingredients lists.
I'm aware I may have fed a troll, but really... everyone is free not to eat something.
I just wish I was given that right as a kid, and not being force-fed the ghastly milk. Bloody kindergarten terrorists.
From what my father told me of the trollies they used to have in Ljubljana, Slovenia, they only needed electricity to get going; the rest of the momentum was taken care of by a fly-wheel, just enough to cover the distance between the stops.
Anyway, he said those trollies could survive without electricity until they stopped; then they'd need it to start again.
Mind you, I might be wrong; that was when he was a kid.
I don't know whether it's a feature of Firefox itself, or an extension called MR Tech's Local Install, but if you place downloaded extensions in the Extensions folder, Firefox will prompt you to install them next time it's run.
FWIW, it would be nice to be able to slipstream extension installs into Firefox installs; you could make a tightened security... heh... distribution of Firefox with AdBlock, NoScript and so on included; a neat, quick install for people who have to do it a lot.
Then again, it doesn't sound like a very good security model in itself...
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See if they can find the chair-throwing gene...
This is akin to an acquaitance of mine who claims that Linux is insecure because if you have physical access, it's usually easily crackable.
Well, duh.
What about slapt-get etc? Sounds like package management to me... one of the posters here stated he'd upgraded from 10.2 to 11 without a glitch.
That, really, is a matter of taste.
I like manual configuration; you have to learn where things are, but once you do, no automated confiuration is that quick and flexible.
Of course, I do not despise automagically created defaults that work...
Anyway, thank you for the explanation.
Now, I have never used Slackware; it never came my way when I started using Linux, then I got hooked on Gentoo and don't see a reason to look back.
However, I do find your comment a bit... strange. Inflammatory, even.
It may be because you just didn't bother to provide any kind of proof for your claims.
I have never heard anything but words of praise for Slackware (barring the comments on the still-default 2.4 kernel, which is still a very valid option in Gentoo as well), and now you have nothing but derrogatory words for it. I would very much like to know why exactly you find Slackware so lacking.
Kids most definitely aren't stupid.
I don't know at what age they need protection, but from what I've seen, after the age of 13 the need for protection disappears altogether.
My girlfriend's sister's friends have been teasing desperate 30-year-olds since the age of 13. At least. /. poster.
Schoolgirls giggle in front of their computers while trolling the likes of an archetypal
I've seen them doing that once; truly, I felt sorry for the poor guys.
Well, almost.
Just as you teach kids not to take candy from strangers, you teach them not to give their names, addresses etc. to people whom they don't know. It's the same thing, really, only that the Internet is much safer.
So, which reputable company makes the security software I need to surf when running Linux?
That is, of course, completely and utterly true.
However, in a vast majority of cases, there are no unusual lumps... but the boobs are still there.
Besides, you'd want your s.o. to have nice and healthy boobs, so you'd better do some checking of your own anyway. Show her you care. ;)
Here's a man who just won't grab the opportunity to grab some boobs.
It's rather sad, really... *shakes head*
Here's a better idea: check them yourselves.
I seem to recall being accused for this once before... wasn't true then, isn't true now.
Anyway, I was obviously rooting for a Flamebait mod, not Troll. So you're provably wrong.
I'd like to use this opportunity to warn the metamodders: the Flamebait moderation was asked for, and therefore fair.
Google is being Neutral here, not Evil; they don't actively assist either side - actually, assisting either side actively, without proper legal procedure would be Evil in itself, either because of helping paedophiles escape justice or because of potential screwing up of their future users because of a set precedent.
And since they're forcing the proper legal procedure, that makes them Lawful as well.
Lawful Neutral is quite a decent alignment, if you ask me.
Wait, let me try... mod parent "flamebait"
/ducks
So, you posit that in order for Google to comply with its "don't be evil" motto, they have to grant their users more protection than they're granted by law?
Or, to put it more precisely, you think Google should fight for their users's right to privacy even when it is illegal for them to do so?
Would you care to explain this to me in some more detail?
Speaking from my recent experience of political involvement, the minutia of this kind are the most troublesome of all.
You can get a group of people with a commong goal squabbling over - seemingly - completely irrelevant details because, although not really relevant, they can grow into large problems if not settled in advance.
The students' initiative I was involved in had a very straightforward agenda, yet in an effort to not only be in the right, but to appear so as well, we lost our momentum and dwindled away. We accomplished some of our goals, but not all.
Both Mozilla and Debian have one great advantage over our failed initiative: they are much larger. Neither of them consists of a puny dozen people who have to organise everything. They each have people who are experts in these very matters and who will settle it one way or the other.
And they're not the very same people who scrutinise the code, either... they have specialised people for that, too.
All in all, I don't think it'll be such a big deal in a few weeks from now. It is annoying, but it's like mosquitoes - mostly harmless, but they make you itch.
Thank you. You saved me the trouble of linking it myself.
BTW, my current window is named Mozilla Fireoriole. I prefer the A.C.M.E. prefix myself, but can't be bothered to actually completely remove Mozilla. It just doesn't seem right.
... as shown in the research done by Professor Togashi Raichu, a professor of Statistical Analysis at Tokyo University.
Statistics are much more credible when backed by reliable sources.
I've never heard of an allergy so strong that being in the same room with a product you usually ingest produces a reaction.
Frankly, if that is the case, I feel the kid is doomed anyway.
But I'm a heartless asshole, so I may be wrong.
I'm allergic to milk.
Or at least lactose intolerant.
Whatever... it doesn't kill me, but let's say that if I'm not careful, I wish it did.
I've never thought milk should be banned from schools or anywhere else.
Except for the table I'm dining on, since the smell makes me nauseous.
Why should I limit other people's choices?
If I'm allergic to something, it is my responsibility to check for those substances.
Besides, we teach kids how to read, don't we? One of the reasons is so that they could read the ingredients lists.
I'm aware I may have fed a troll, but really... everyone is free not to eat something.
I just wish I was given that right as a kid, and not being force-fed the ghastly milk. Bloody kindergarten terrorists.
Yeah, but...
Does it run^H^H^Hhave Linux drivers?
If not, it will be fun to see whether open source drivers are any better than the original ones.
Is it not said, A fool and his money shall soon be parted?
From what my father told me of the trollies they used to have in Ljubljana, Slovenia, they only needed electricity to get going; the rest of the momentum was taken care of by a fly-wheel, just enough to cover the distance between the stops.
Anyway, he said those trollies could survive without electricity until they stopped; then they'd need it to start again.
Mind you, I might be wrong; that was when he was a kid.
I don't know whether it's a feature of Firefox itself, or an extension called MR Tech's Local Install, but if you place downloaded extensions in the Extensions folder, Firefox will prompt you to install them next time it's run.
FWIW, it would be nice to be able to slipstream extension installs into Firefox installs; you could make a tightened security... heh... distribution of Firefox with AdBlock, NoScript and so on included; a neat, quick install for people who have to do it a lot.
Then again, it doesn't sound like a very good security model in itself...
Well, he did say:
I, for one, would want young Angelina Jolie to be topless.
At all times.
In my room.
Ah, so that's the ??? part which comes before Profit!