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Forum: General 12-27-2023, 02:21 PM
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Posted By rigor
When I saw people commenting on immutable...

When I saw people commenting on immutable distros., I wondered, just in general, if someone starts with a distro. which is not immutable, what type of changes would need to be made to the distro. to...
Forum: General 12-25-2023, 10:32 PM
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Posted By rigor
I saw post #3664 before. I've looked at it...

I saw post #3664 before. I've looked at it again, and I'm sorry if you feel I should be thinking of something you intended, but I'm not. There are various ways to boot from a DVD. Some DVD's are...
Forum: General 12-24-2023, 10:44 PM
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Posted By rigor
Please give an example of a Linux distro. which...

Please give an example of a Linux distro. which is protected by hardware, and the way it is protected by hardware.
Forum: General 12-24-2023, 01:03 PM
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Posted By rigor
I was in the process of addressing someone's...

I was in the process of addressing someone's statement that in this context "root" was not allowed to be root. So it seems we agree.
Forum: General 12-23-2023, 01:26 PM
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Posted By rigor
I haven't used one of the Linux immutable...

I haven't used one of the Linux immutable distros. From the description on the page for which the URL was provided, it sounded to me as if there is a typical root file system, but it was made read...
Forum: General 12-23-2023, 01:18 AM
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Posted By rigor
This is the description from the page pointed to...

This is the description from the page pointed to by the URL provided by YesItsMe:

"An immutable distro ensures that the operating system's core remains unchanged. The root file system for an...
Forum: General 12-21-2023, 07:03 PM
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Posted By rigor
Please provide an example of what you view as an...

Please provide an example of what you view as an immutable distribution.
Forum: General 12-21-2023, 01:40 PM
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Posted By rigor
In what sense will Linux not let "root" be root? ...

In what sense will Linux not let "root" be root? Are you talking about a particular distro?
Forum: General 12-07-2023, 09:07 PM
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Posted By rigor
My point was, that my understanding is that what...

My point was, that my understanding is that what you had said previously was:

"Linuxers, however, still prefer to emulate line writers...".


If I understood you correctly, I am a "Linuxer"...
Forum: General 12-06-2023, 09:02 PM
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Posted By rigor
Speak for yourself.

Speak for yourself.
Forum: General 06-28-2022, 02:12 AM
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Posted By rigor
Indeed. I have even developed software at...

Indeed. I have even developed software at companies where they wanted developers to work on Windows, yet plenty of developers would at least install Cygwin to make their day to day operations...
Forum: General 06-28-2022, 02:07 AM
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Posted By rigor
Oracle and MySQL? Are you not aware of MariaDB???

Oracle and MySQL? Are you not aware of MariaDB???
Forum: General 12-11-2021, 05:56 PM
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Posted By rigor
Let's be Real

I have no great love for MS-Windows or Microsoft, but I've installed plenty of patches that Microsoft has produced, across several versions of MS-Windows. So to say that Microsoft doesn't try to fix...
Forum: General 08-13-2021, 09:12 PM
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Posted By rigor
Aaaaah! Your mentioning Apple in that context,...

Aaaaah! Your mentioning Apple in that context, reminds me of the "wonderful" :-O days of Mac's with single button meece!
Forum: General 07-27-2021, 08:03 PM
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Posted By rigor
Hmmmmmm, let's see...offhand I don't recall what...

Hmmmmmm, let's see...offhand I don't recall what port number it was, but in the early days I believe there was some port in MS-Windows that was wide open. I think it was intended to be used almost...
Forum: General 07-23-2021, 04:35 PM
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Posted By rigor
MS-Word format certainly is not my first choice. ...

MS-Word format certainly is not my first choice. I feel it is fair to say that these days relatively few people insist on a document in MS-Word format. BUT, when someone does insist on MS-Word...
Forum: General 07-22-2021, 03:33 PM
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Posted By rigor
Almost no matter what I encounter that might push...

Almost no matter what I encounter that might push me in the other direction, I try to maintain some degree of respect for Microsoft. Even if there were no other reason for that, it's because I feel...
Forum: General 07-19-2021, 12:06 AM
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Posted By rigor
That is hysterical!!!

That is hysterical!!!
Forum: General 07-18-2021, 07:35 PM
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Posted By rigor
People who are involved in getting statistics on...

People who are involved in getting statistics on such things have suggested that Android is the most popular operating system in the World. MS-Windows 10 has some Linux-like commands. Some versions...
Forum: General 07-18-2021, 12:29 PM
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Posted By rigor
Beyond Linux being on many Desktop computers,...

Beyond Linux being on many Desktop computers, Android is based on Linux, there are TV's and set top boxes that run Linux. I've worked at some companies writing software, even those at which some of...
Forum: General 03-24-2021, 09:07 PM
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Posted By rigor
I'm not quite sure what connection you are trying...

I'm not quite sure what connection you are trying to make with keeping one's teeth clean, ;-) and I also have never understood why it wasn't named something more positive, such as Discourse. But it...
Forum: General 10-15-2020, 04:11 AM
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Posted By rigor
I had heard it was about 640KB, but here's a...

I had heard it was about 640KB, but here's a link, which in turn points to wikiquote, and there's plenty of debate there. Also, you can find plenty of stuff elsewhere about the whole issue, as well...
Forum: General 10-14-2020, 03:01 PM
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Posted By rigor
In the "early" days of hard drives with gigabytes...

In the "early" days of hard drives with gigabytes of storage, I can recall a friend exclaiming something like, "Why would anyone ever need that much disk space?!".
Forum: General 08-08-2020, 10:53 PM
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Posted By rigor
Thanks!

Thanks!
Forum: General 08-08-2020, 10:53 PM
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Posted By rigor
Thanks. However, I get the impression that it is...

Thanks. However, I get the impression that it is important to get into the related articles, to read the section that begins "There are a number of reasons why binary blobs can be problematic.". I...
Forum: General 08-07-2020, 05:12 PM
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Posted By rigor
So it costs money, and it's limited to laptops.

So it costs money, and it's limited to laptops.
Forum: General 08-07-2020, 04:55 AM
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Posted By rigor
In general principle, that sounds nice. In...

In general principle, that sounds nice. In practice though, how can someone assure that they can get the BIOS code in a form from which they can easily yank out the UEFI, then create an image of the...
Forum: General 08-05-2020, 08:24 PM
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Posted By rigor
There have been complaints suggesting that UEFI...

There have been complaints suggesting that UEFI violates things such as anti-monoply, anti-trust laws. But I believe the idea is, as long as it's possible to get around the UEFI to install another...
Forum: General 07-01-2020, 08:36 PM
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Posted By rigor
I feel that with a desktop computer running a...

I feel that with a desktop computer running a Linux distro., there's the Linux kernel that carries out the tasks, but there's another "layer" on top of that which interacts with the User. I would...
Forum: General 06-23-2020, 03:40 PM
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Posted By rigor
Reminds me of the phrase "Life Hack". :)

Reminds me of the phrase "Life Hack". :)
Forum: General 06-17-2020, 08:12 AM
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Posted By rigor
I was talking about a time back when "hacker" was...

I was talking about a time back when "hacker" was being used by some folks as a positive term, someone who kept "hacking away" at code, overcoming a problem. But perhaps my biggest failing it that...
Forum: General 05-27-2020, 12:52 AM
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Posted By rigor
Ya! Yeeeeeeeears ago, the term "Hacker" was...

Ya! Yeeeeeeeears ago, the term "Hacker" was originally a person who some people felt had very good computer skills; it was a positive categorization. If instead someone was using computer skills...
Forum: General 05-26-2020, 07:48 PM
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Posted By rigor
There are plenty of sites which distribute...

There are plenty of sites which distribute software. On most of those sites I've visited, if I visit the site while running on Linux, the site will offer me some type of Linux related package to...
Forum: General 05-25-2020, 06:20 PM
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Posted By rigor
Back when Android was done by "Android, Inc" I...

Back when Android was done by "Android, Inc" I had a good deal of hope for it. But with what google has done to it, and especially trying to transition from developing for Android before AndroidX...
Forum: General 05-24-2020, 04:34 PM
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Posted By rigor
Do you HATE Google for Google, or for A*****d?

Do you HATE Google for Google, or for A*****d?
Forum: General 05-24-2020, 04:32 PM
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Posted By rigor
But who's reviewing whom? I had come to trust...

But who's reviewing whom? I had come to trust Chocolatey. But now if M$ is getting in there, I feel as if I might have to start to worry.
I wonder if Chocolatey will be required to stop supporting...
Forum: General 05-19-2020, 06:32 AM
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Posted By rigor
Perhaps I was in too much of a hurry, as I often...

Perhaps I was in too much of a hurry, as I often am. Maybe I should have quoted "There is only a bloatkernel Linux.", so that someone didn't have to go back to see the history of the comments. It...
Forum: General 05-17-2020, 07:40 AM
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Posted By rigor
Unfortunately, there are almost always trade...

Unfortunately, there are almost always trade offs. Years ago I worked with a nice little RTOS known as pSOS. It was so nice it was even chosen to run on each of the processors of a supercomputer. ...
Forum: General 05-15-2020, 05:59 AM
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Posted By rigor
Interesting, so Wind River REAL TIME Linux, has a...

Interesting, so Wind River REAL TIME Linux, has a "bloatkernel", eh? I guess "bloatkernel" must be some phrase with I'm not familiar, some phrase which is a synonym for "really fast".
Forum: General 05-12-2020, 10:25 PM
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Posted By rigor
I feel it's probably fair to say that no OS is...

I feel it's probably fair to say that no OS is perfect. But I have long wondered if Microsoft is too focused on wanting to set trends. For years and years, they gave preference to using file name...
Forum: General 04-07-2020, 08:11 PM
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Posted By rigor
Aw come on; the solution is simple; all we need...

Aw come on; the solution is simple; all we need is a duly elected Dictator of the World, who can do things such as ignore borders, see surplus food in one place, and arrange for it to get to a place...
Forum: General 04-06-2020, 09:43 PM
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Posted By rigor
As things are now, yes, having plenty of targets...

As things are now, yes, having plenty of targets slows down "embrace, extend, extinguish". But I keep hoping for a future in which Technology and Human-Factors/Needs overcome Business. That's why I...
Forum: General 04-06-2020, 06:53 AM
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Posted By rigor
I didn't indicate that I espouse some mindset...

I didn't indicate that I espouse some mindset such as "if we could just make Linux a little more newbie friendly we might be able to compete with mac or windows". Especially since Linux is already...
Forum: General 04-05-2020, 10:02 PM
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Posted By rigor
I feel as if Desktop OS's have been something of...

I feel as if Desktop OS's have been something of a mish mash for quite a while. Way back in the good ol' days of Unix, when it was Bell vs. Berkeley, I feel that each was starting to implement some...
Forum: General 04-04-2020, 06:43 PM
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Posted By rigor
Maybe I could have approached it better, but when...

Maybe I could have approached it better, but when I made comment #3267 in this thread, my sole concern was, what was the focus of noordinaryspider's idea that Linux is better than Android. Given the...
Forum: General 03-29-2020, 07:13 PM
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Posted By rigor
So you are suggesting that Android has...

So you are suggesting that Android has command-line tools and libraries that are like those for NetBSD???
Forum: General 03-28-2020, 09:39 PM
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Posted By rigor
The phrase "userland" has been used in a variety...

The phrase "userland" has been used in a variety of different ways; please clarify.
Forum: General 03-19-2020, 11:59 PM
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Posted By rigor
Indeed, Android doesn't just have a Linux kernel.

Indeed, Android doesn't just have a Linux kernel.
Forum: General 03-19-2020, 11:43 AM
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Posted By rigor
Although I feel that you have a point about...

Although I feel that you have a point about "fruit", I feel that it may not correlate with what you mentioned just prior to it. When you say the GNU core, are you talking about Mach, or Hurd, or...
Forum: General 03-18-2020, 07:32 AM
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Posted By rigor
In a sense, it could be said that about the only...

In a sense, it could be said that about the only thing that is Linux itself, is the kernel. Beyond that, there are a whoooooooole slew of different "distributions". In that sense, Android could...
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