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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.os.linux |
| Subject | Re: What's the best linux distro? |
| Date | 2021-08-30 14:26 +0100 |
| Organization | A little, after lunch |
| Message-ID | <sgim9h$2np$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (17 earlier) <sgg9l1$e98$1@dont-email.me> <87czpvj560.fsf@LkoBDZeT.terraraq.uk> <sgh85b$4f7$1@dont-email.me> <871r6bief4.fsf@LkoBDZeT.terraraq.uk> <sgihdk$u1r$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 30/08/2021 13:02, Dan Espen wrote: > Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> writes: > >> Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> writes: >> >>> Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> writes: >>>> Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> writes: >>>>> Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> writes: >>>>>> Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> writes: >>>>>>> Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> writes: >>>>>>>> Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> writes: >>>>>>>>> Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> writes: >>>>>>>>>> Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> writes: >>>>>>>>>>> Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> writes: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I never said systemd is easy to understand. It would be a lie. But >>>>>>>>>>>> saying SysV is easy would be a lie too. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Funny you should say systemd is not easy to understand. I can't >>>>>>>>>>> imagine a simpler system. One file type for configuration with the >>>>>>>>>>> simplest syntax possible, and just a few keywords to know about. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> A simple config file syntax doesn’t make a system easy to understand. >>>>>>>>>> There are thousands of lines of man pages containing over 160 options, >>>>>>>>>> with an implementation exceeding half a million lines of C. It’s not >>>>>>>>>> badly documented, but it’s a complex system and it’s silly to pretend >>>>>>>>>> there’s no learning curve here. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Where is the user interface? With initd, it's that pile of scripts, >>>>>>>>> each one a custom creation and a forest of symbolic links. >>>>>>>>> Where is the learning curve compared to systemd's simple config file >>>>>>>>> syntax? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have no idea why you’re focussing on the config file syntax, since >>>>>>>> there’s a lot more to systemd (or any nontrivial init) than that. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's the only visible user interface. >>>>>> >>>>>> systemd.syntax is tiny indeed, but if that’s all someone reads they will >>>>>> still have no idea how to write or interpret a unit file. >>>>> >>>>> "No idea"? Hardly. >>>>> Have you looked? >>>> >>>> Yes, I have written a number. >>>> >>>>> They seem pretty straight forward to me. >>>> >>>> Go on then, explain how to write a unit file that actually does >>>> something useful, using only information in `man systemd.syntax`. >>> >>> Here is the existing emacs.service file on my system: >>> >>> [Unit] >>> Description=Emacs: the extensible, self-documenting text editor >>> >>> [Service] >>> Type=forking >>> ExecStart=/usr/bin/emacs --daemon >>> ExecStop=/usr/bin/emacsclient --eval "(kill-emacs)" >>> Restart=always >>> >>> [Install] >>> WantedBy=default.target >>> >>> If I wanted to add arguments to emacs I'd change the ExecStart line. >>> >>> No reference to the man page is required. >> >> Cargo-culting one example is a bit different to understanding the >> system. If you wanted to do anything even slightly different you’d need >> to read the manual. Which isn’t unreasonable, but it’s a long way beyond >> knowing the config file surface syntax. > > I was asked for an example, I gave it. > Not enough for you? > I'm wasting my time. > > Cargo cult: > > A cargo cult is an indigenist millenarian belief system in which > adherents perform rituals which they believe will cause a more > technologically advanced society to deliver goods. > > WTF? > Well yes, I was a bit puzzled by the use of that term. I assumed it was sort of like 'using something not invented or understood here, but delivered by someone who knew what they were doing' Which is stretching the definition of cargo cult past breaking part. 'cribbing' would have been simpler to say. It's a tradition that goes back to Bletchley Park, cryptography and the dawn of the computer age. We used to call it hacking - copy everything and then hack it about till it does what you want. A very fast way to develop similar code since you only need to really understand the bit that needs changing. -- Gun Control: The law that ensures that only criminals have guns.
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Re: What's the best linux distro? F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2021-08-23 23:04 +0000
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-24 03:13 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-24 14:19 +0100
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Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 09:48 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 09:46 +0100
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Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 16:53 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 16:51 +0100
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Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-25 10:18 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-25 11:56 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-25 12:10 +0100
Re: X-post and follow-Up (Was: What's the best linux distro?) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-26 11:33 +0200
Re: X-post and follow-Up Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-29 06:52 -0400
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Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-25 13:10 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-25 14:36 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-25 08:53 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-25 15:13 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-25 14:31 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-25 12:14 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-25 20:13 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-08-26 20:57 +0000
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-27 01:38 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-27 02:04 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-27 09:29 +0200
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Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-29 14:27 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-08-26 20:53 +0000
Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-27 02:01 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-25 08:23 -0700
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-25 12:21 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-27 01:54 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-08-28 12:51 +0000
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-28 11:40 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-08-28 17:39 +0000
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-28 14:25 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-28 23:08 +0200
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Re: What's the best linux distro? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-29 08:09 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-29 14:43 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-29 07:11 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-29 14:29 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2021-08-29 16:09 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-25 14:27 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? Robert Latest <boblatest@yahoo.com> - 2021-08-25 15:38 +0000
Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-25 18:44 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-25 20:15 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Robert Latest <boblatest@yahoo.com> - 2021-08-26 05:19 +0000
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-26 11:40 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-25 12:07 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-25 12:10 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-08-26 21:03 +0000
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Re: What's the best linux distro? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-08-28 13:12 +0000
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-28 11:39 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-29 11:05 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-29 07:06 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-29 12:50 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-29 08:07 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-29 13:23 +0100
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Re: What's the best linux distro? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-29 22:45 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-30 01:10 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-29 20:18 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-30 08:23 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-30 08:02 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-30 14:26 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-31 10:13 +0100
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Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-29 15:43 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-29 11:41 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 09:09 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 09:49 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-26 11:31 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-25 16:47 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? jjb <invalid@invalid.nl> - 2021-08-25 18:17 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-25 10:39 -0700
Re: What's the best linux distro? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be> - 2021-08-25 22:14 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-29 08:19 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-25 12:23 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-25 18:14 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-25 20:19 +0200
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Re: What's the best linux distro? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-29 15:16 +0100
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Re: What's the best linux distro? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-26 13:12 -0400
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Re: What's the best linux distro? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-29 07:42 -0400
Re: What's the best linux distro? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2021-08-29 15:26 +0200
Re: What's the best linux distro? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-29 14:57 +0100
Re: What's the best linux distro? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-29 10:47 -0400
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