Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: UNIX systems Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:49:58 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <14904dc1-369e-eae0-4197-a243253bdf79@example.net> References: <67b21894$14$17$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <87a5aau8bz.fsf@example.com> <8a7e56c9-779d-2250-2e9c-6dd67af88570@example.net> <87r03mq9po.fsf_-_@example.com> <2f52e086-7adf-663a-2bd7-0e328bdba87c@example.net> <87a5a7hhbd.fsf@example.com> <1e0008ef-b322-6a14-5842-d1f10eac4b58@example.net> <87h644gz5i.fsf@example.com> <9f05f9e2-c7cd-4d03-0e32-44dc9537e2f0@example.net> <87v7sj8284.fsf@example.com> <842580d0-aceb-b942-2043-4908be386f97@example.net> <87wmcx4drc.fsf_-_@example.com> <41920ba9-0dfe-1d5f-a6ed-804e20b6e548@example.net> <87ikoh2in3.fsf@example.com> <541183c5-4bd0-6552-ed24-8b6bce3a4ea8@example.net> <87r030tyt9.fsf@example.com> <87wmcojuw3.fsf@example.com> <5085869c-628a-949d-7bea-f058a2a0b450@example.net> <874izmi3ri.fsf@antartida.xyz> <878qovcdar.fsf@antartida.xyz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1742334"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: <878qovcdar.fsf@antartida.xyz> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:27031 On Mon, 24 Mar 2025, Salvador Mirzo wrote: >> Best of luck! OpenBSD is strange. On some things it is far ahead, while on >> others, it is hopelessly antiquated if things are as you say. =( > > I doubt OpenBSD was actually designed to save battery. I think secure > /servers/ are their target. I think best system is the one you know > best and like best. OpenBSD has been very comforting because you read > their documentation and you just understand everything. OpenBSD has > been giving me a strong sense of control, which is what makes software > use pleasurable. (See Donald A. Norman.) This is the truth! >>> You give me hopes. :) >> >> Let me know if it makes a difference for you! =) > > I don't have VMD actually. What I could disable (that was enabled) was > a virtualization feature. It doesn't feel like it's doing much, but > let's until for a few more days. Oh well... it was worth a try. =/ >> Ahh got it! Yes, that makes much more sense. I wrote a script that >> plugs into my email program that enables me to download any link in an >> email and get the download as an email itself. It's great! I get an >> email with a link to an article, then I do not need to leave my email >> program. I just highlight the link, press a button, and a minute later >> the article comes in text only mode, as an email. Pure bliss! =D > > Wow. :) What is this e-mail client again? Alpine. Check it out here: alpineapp.email. Eduardo, the current maintainer is active from time to time on the usenet group for alpine, and gives great help! It's written in C, compiles very easily (at least for me), and is quite "hackable". =)