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Comment on ArchLinux, not just for the elite by K Scharf

K Scharf — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:48:16 +0000

I’ve yet to try Arch Linux, but having installed Slackware, Debian and Gentoo in the linux ‘stone age’ I’m not worried about being able to figure it out.
Arch Linux reminds me of how Debian used to be in the days before they had a ‘real’ installer. Back then you had to configure your network, X11, and quite a few other things by editing files. You also had to install packages using the “caveman” tool that is Deselect. Today, Debian almost installs itself.
Another distro that requires the user to get his hands dirty is Gentoo. In some ways Arch sounds similar to Gentoo in that both give the user wide latitude in how to configure things, but Gentoo adds the complexity of additional options in how to compile packages from source.

Comment on ArchLinux, not just for the elite by Er1c

Er1c — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:57:31 +0000

Arch does not have good hardware support, is a pain to configure and sooner or later it pulls in a package that sends it tumbling. BAD.

Comment on Farewell, lost AAA by Links 16/1/2012: Mandriva Deadline, Bada OS-Tizen Fusion | Techrights

Links 16/1/2012: Mandriva Deadline, Bada OS-Tizen Fusion | Techrights — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:07:07 +0000

[...] Farewell, lost AAA It is official. Two months and a half after I claimed all these “last chance” european summits would amount to nothing really important and would not change the course of the present events, France lost its “sacred” triple A ratings. Given that many people explained how unreliable these rating agencies are -after all the very same agencies did claim Greece had solid finances and Goldman Sachs was doing things right four years ago- it should not be a serious thing. Yet, the consequences of the loss of the AAA rating will be real, and will probably have a snowballing effect in Europe (another one). [...]

Comment on Farewell, lost AAA by Daniel Memetic

Daniel Memetic — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:49:50 +0000

> “but we also have governments who rush to do whatever they think the “Market” will like.”

That may be true, but it is impossible for the government to know what the market will like. The market is the farthest thing from a homogenous entity whose will you can predict and appease. When politicians talk about supporting the free market, and act on this, it is inevitable they are only doing things that benefit some and harm others. It is precisely why I am against all government involvement in the market. It is always harmful towards someone.

Privatization the way it’s typically done is indeed problematic though. Government cannot really own anything legitimately, and in the market it has an unfair advantage that comes from being able to use force to compel people to pay for their often lackluster services. So when you see this organization selling off its stuff you cannot expect it to be a fair process with good results. It is better to view all government property and businesses as “unowned”.

Anyway, IMO, EU is on the brink of collapse. It is the new Soviet Union, and from the perspective of croatians, even the new Yugoslavia, but politicians are literally bribed into herding their countries into it (just as Croatia is being right now). It’s not gonna end well, but perhaps the sooner it happens the more chance there is for it to be remotely peaceful.

All the best to you in the new year!

Comment on Farewell, lost AAA by Charles

Charles — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:07:13 +0000

DSK is out of the game anyway. I am curious on the Hegelian outcome you mention; could you be more specific?

Comment on Farewell, lost AAA by André

André — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:52:59 +0000

What you call “debt” are the “assets” of others. That is the most fascinating aspect of it. And AAA state bonds are usually a zero line for domestic investment decisions. Anyway, I believe Mr. Barnier needs to get more exposure than Merkozy and we need to get an ordoliberal renaissance, which puts in a very Hegelian sense an end to the beneficial wrecking of state powers during the last decade. Carrot and stick, you can’t have one without the other. And of course the need to fix the European Union democratic deficit. The situation looks interesting and we should enbrace the opportunities. Oh, and would DSK become the French Mario Monti?

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Comment on ArchLinux, not just for the elite by In The Shop Today: Arch Linux | LearnByDoingIT

In The Shop Today: Arch Linux | LearnByDoingIT — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:04:48 +0000

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Comment on ArchLinux, not just for the elite by zzo

zzo — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:33:23 +0000

The install process is not very difficult if you now how to read, ok. But I think Arch is though a distribution for advanced users: maintaining a system is harder than installing a system.
I agree, Arch is not just for the elite, but is not though for everybody.

(Arch Linux is a very lovely distribution)

Comment on On Citrus UI, and a zest of realism by Links 13/12/2011: Red Hat 6.2, Helsinki Happy With Free Software | Techrights

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:44:58 +0000

[...] On Citrus UI, and a zest of realism A few days ago I was surprised to learn that LibreOffice was to get a brand new interface called Citrus. The series of mock-ups called Citrus are not a surprise, they are the result of the enthusiastic work of Mirek M. with the feedback of our Design team. However, the fact that a OMGUbuntu could write an article claiming that Citrus was going to become LibreOffice’s user interface got me thinking. [...]