Re: Distros specifically designed for children

On 5/28/25 13:23, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 28/05/2025 20:26, Bobbie Sellers wrote:

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On 5/28/25 09:43, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 28/05/2025 17:22, Rich wrote:

Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote:

The user matters.  The whole point of the OS, of all this
endeavour, is to serve the user, and allow the user to do what
they want.

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Sadly, if one is Poettering or the Gnome team, the OS exists to
force the user to do things the way "the team" wants them to do
things.  That whole crew should have been run out of town on
rails a very long time ago.

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Poettering has found his true position in life: He now works for Microsoft.

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I agree about Poettering but great thing about GNU/Linux distributions is that you do not have to use software you don't
like.  Also KDE is painful for the users as they are apt to produce
the next version before the full system has been worked out. But I
started with the AmigaOS and KDE lets me come close to the same workflow.

I have bitten the bullet with systemd not because it is in any way superior, but because all distros are moving towards it and the bugs are being ironed out and its just become as new standard.

Not all distros are moving toward it but depending on your age more and more will
likely show up in your lifetime. I copy information from Distrowatch and always check
the package contents for init software and report that to my readers (if any) in the
CUCUG online ascii newsletter, the Status Register. I am happy to say that I see
some distros in which either SysV and systemd can be set.  I am using one now that
had no intention of ever using the Poettering mistake. MX-Linux is an either/or I
believe and very clean running and capable.  EasyOS uses SysV, as does PorteuX
and antiX is either SysV or runit. But I use PCLinuxOS and most of us really
hate systemd. We do have a Debian based version as well and I am not real
sure about that.

 I never liked X-windows or PostScript either. Or X.400 or X.25.
 A printer that needed more processing power than the computer it was attached to seemed like an obscenity to me

When I started with the C=64, the disk drive VIC-1541, needed as much intelligence as the computer.
Modern drives probably have some intelligence but no more than is needed.
bliss-Dell Precision 7730-PCLOS 2025.05- Linux 6.12.30 pclos1-KDE Plasma 5.27.11