[CS-FSLUG] Karmic Koala

[l4c]

Ed Hurst wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:54:40 -0500, Lincoln Fessenden 
> <l4c at thelinuxlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> You don't believe in Slackware?
> 
> Let me save you some time, Bro. Linc. Slackware remains indelibly 
> stained in my mind with the close association of it's founder, and his 
> product, to the Church of the Subgenius. Had that been merely a big joke 
> on churches, I'd have thought nothing of it. But the whole thing 
> sarcastically mocks faith itself, and Patrick did his best to associate 
> himself publicly with it. We still have some of the images from that 
> joke in the standard screensavers, BTW. It's just a matter of my own 
> conscience.

That's unfortunate Ed.  Slackware can be one of the best Linux 
distributions in the wild.  In fact, I often tell people that if they 
want to learn Ubuntu, try Ubuntu, if the want to learn RedHat, try 
RedHat and if they want to learn Linux, try Slackware.  By the way, the 
Subgenuis stuff is not mentioned or linked to on the Slackware website 
that I can find.

> As for Mint, I tried a couple of different releases. I saw no advantage 
> at all over Ubuntu, and didn't much care for the default colors of 
> either. Further, I recall reading of a complete commitment by the Mint 
> folks to rolling release, which I despise. With Ubuntu, at least, I can 
> work into the next LTS for a three-year support cycle. Failing that, I 
> have some small hope for CentOS 6 in the spring providing a far greater 
> lifespan. I love CentOS, and tolerate Ubuntu/Debian. I once loved SUSE, 
> but too many bad releases in a row have turned me off once and for all. 
> Their 8.2 was the last time I got things working properly and stable. I 
> suppose 10.3 came close, but it was still rough, but I had to give it a 
> chance.

And the main developer for Mint has publicly denounced any support for 
Israel.

> Yes, I have hard prejudices. :-D
> 

I bet there are people involved with every distribution that do or say 
something you don't like, Ed.  I think it's what YOU use it for that counts.


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-Linc Fessenden

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