tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post8176389221673531643..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.451+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Turning to the shiny side...RevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-9368476974430999692014-11-13T19:22:59.667+00:002014-11-13T19:22:59.667+00:00Go check on the Archimedes .. The battery could we...Go check on the Archimedes .. The battery could well be corroding and if so stands a good chance of taking the mainboard with it :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622659583835435683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-44577897890938216382014-11-09T12:36:59.610+00:002014-11-09T12:36:59.610+00:00Actuallt the place Linux appears to have won is em...Actuallt the place Linux appears to have won is embedded devices, from Blu Ray players and TVs to smart meters and phones. None of these have a normal desktop.Owen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890951742186614705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-26199288977952089132014-11-08T21:32:55.537+00:002014-11-08T21:32:55.537+00:00Linux might have "won", but that doesn&#...Linux might have "won", but that doesn't stop it being a pain. I have a Pi at home running Raspbian. We have Linux build servers at work. But none of the commands for installing packages are the same. They might as well be different operating systems for all the management commonality they have, only very basic shell commands like "ls" behave the same. It's a complete pain in the arse!Owen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890951742186614705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-16085294524163827512014-11-08T20:52:11.718+00:002014-11-08T20:52:11.718+00:00> going back to Thunderbird as it allows multip...> going back to Thunderbird as it allows multiple identities on a login and also, importantly, GPG encryption<br /><br />The beta of GPGMail for Yosemite seems pretty stable, even though it is the first release (as far as I know) — GPGMail has been serving my encryption needs on Mac for some years now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427000118752159232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-785043728407970542014-11-08T18:04:49.848+00:002014-11-08T18:04:49.848+00:00BSD's legal wrangles with AT&T[1] played a...BSD's legal wrangles with AT&T[1] played a large part in it.<br /><br />I''ve being using Linux for nearly 20 years (desktop, server, laptop, phone, tablet etc...) and have zero intentions of changing.<br /><br />Face it, Linux has won everywhere, except the desktop and I don't believe for one minute that is due to technical reasons.<br /> <br />[1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USL_v._BSDiAndrew Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690989157183631976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-81484196125173295562014-11-08T14:16:06.615+00:002014-11-08T14:16:06.615+00:00One of the things that ruins Linux in my view is a...One of the things that ruins Linux in my view is all the distros. They all do things differently, so supporting multiple distros for a software package is a lot of work.<br /><br />I have a lot more time for FreeBSD. It was around quite a while before Linux and does the same job essentially, but is a single thing not multiple distros. What I don't understand is why Linux became popular and FreeBSD never did.Owen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890951742186614705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-47772618200885177822014-11-08T13:47:58.734+00:002014-11-08T13:47:58.734+00:00I tried adding comments before but apparently logg...I tried adding comments before but apparently logging into Google blanks them. Hmm. I'm not typing it again but just to say use what you want. The desktop that suits you the best is the one you should use. It doesn't effect your choice of server or tablet or phone probably...roly2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/02621976722962709018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-25412280099537615432014-11-08T11:28:05.282+00:002014-11-08T11:28:05.282+00:00*claps**claps*1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04266030296611845502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-81546638019091646002014-11-07T22:56:30.640+00:002014-11-07T22:56:30.640+00:00Oh no! It's truly the beginning of the end!!! ...Oh no! It's truly the beginning of the end!!! You'll only be supporting i* devices in five years time, you mark my words. The temptation of Apple is a one-way pit: there is no returning.<br /><br />-- doom gloom doom --<br /><br />:PNick Alcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590610308528769844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-17287898939556215842014-11-07T20:45:41.673+00:002014-11-07T20:45:41.673+00:0020 years ago I realised the power of Linux, the op...20 years ago I realised the power of Linux, the opportunities, in fact the ONLY true hope for freedom. For 10 years I just awaited the certainty that I knew would happen but it didn't and for the last 10 years I have been in denial as the vision faded in and out of grasp.<br /><br />Now I know it's over. The Linux Desktop can never happen. Whilst the Rev still ran Linux I thought we had a chance but this is final, damning proof that there is no free future.<br /><br />I bid you farewell friends as I publish from my Mint desktop, for I too will succumb to the Apple, NOT for the shineyness but for the fact that I can get on with my work.<br /><br />Linux has become an end in it's own right, like Amateur Radio who's goal is Training in Amateur Radio, it exists only to perpetuate it's own needs.<br /><br />I will shuffle off to the corner still wondering why eth0 is now em1 and try to forgive the knobends who keep changing the bits that aren't broken and ignoring the BIG bits that are.<br /><br />Go in peace.SimonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711861360301638111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-61071158291852454362014-11-07T19:47:54.865+00:002014-11-07T19:47:54.865+00:00I'm surprised mainstream screens have stayed s...I'm surprised mainstream screens have stayed so low-res for so long. People often say they cannot see the point in so many pixels, but cameras have steadily increased pixel counts but screen technology seems to have lagged behind. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com