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

[Horkan Smith]

Jeff (et al), I have no desire to take sides re: systemd, but I couldn't resist the narrative hook you offered or the chance to brag on one of my preferred distros:

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:49:42PM +0000, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
...
> How many different kernel choices do you have for your distro?

Currently?  4

https://www.debian.org/ports/

"Debian is an operating system (OS), not a kernel (actually, it is more than an OS since it includes thousands of application programs). Accordingly, while most Debian ports are based on Linux, there also are ports based on the FreeBSD, NetBSD and Hurd kernels."

Of course, I'll admit your life will be much simpler if you happen to choose to run the *Linux* variant of Debian....

later!
   horkan


> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Steve Litt
> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 11:11 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] [Fwd: Advertising on ale.org] - OT MS vs Apple vs Linux/UNIX
> 
> On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:19:33 +0000
> "Lightner, Jeff" <JLightner at dsservices.com> wrote:
> 
> > Well when major distros like the ones you've listed commit to not use 
> > it this is clearly the death knell for systemd.  :p
> > 
> > Seriously - learn to love systemd - it is NOT the great evil people 
> > that haven't tried it suggest it is.
> 
> This response is *precisely* what I was talking about. With any other software, those who don't like it are told "fine, if you don't like Vim, use Emacs". But here, we're told "learn to love it", as if systemd's world domination is inevitable, and refusal to accept that conclusion is a personal deficit.
> 
> If no architectural reason existed to shun systemd, the preceding attitude would be more than enough.
> 
> 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.
> 
> SteveT
> 
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