I would be interested in * No-dbus replacement for NetworkManager/Wicd
Are you thinking a C program? daemon and user interface/GUI separation? On 2015-08-15 18:01, Steve Litt wrote:
On Sat, 15 Aug 2015 08:51:55 +0200 Didier Kryn <k...@in2p3.fr> wrote:Le 15/08/2015 02:26, Steve Litt a écrit : > On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 14:49:17 -0700 > Go Linux <goli...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, 8/14/15, T.J. Duchene <t.j.duch...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Subject: Re: [DNG] Systemd Shims >> To: dng@lists.dyne.org >> Date: Friday, August 14, 2015, 2:47 PM >> >>> I know not everyone here agrees with me, especially Steve, and >>> that's perfectly okay. I have no problem with that at all. I just >>> don't see "System 5 pure" as realistic when planning ahead >>> looking at a maintenance standpoint when Debuan upstream is more >>> and more likely to stick with Systemd in designing their >>> packaging. >>> >> Maybe we should just put Steve in charge of decontaminating all >> packages with systemd deps! > Oh, you wouldn't want to do that. Contrary to what I wrote in > another thread about "the perfect is the enemy of the good", if *I* > were in charge of decontamination, I'd throw out whole subsystems. > Gnome gone. KDE gone. Xfce gone. Networkmanager gone. Gimp gone if > it gets all systemd on us. > > In the massive time I save as not being the bomb squad defusing Red > Hat's terrorism, I'd write small replacements for a lot of things > that use only Linux and a very rudimentary and optional GUI > interface. > > Then I'd write documentation explaining how to use a sharp thinking > computer, to the proud ignorants of the world, especially those who > believe their ignorance is a badge of honor proving their age or > gender. > > And the people who prioritize pretty over functional and robust: I'd > tell them to get a Mac. > > You don't want me in that capacity. > > And yes, I *am* a hypocrit who takes one position in one thread, and > then says he'd do the opposite in another. :-) > > SteveT > > Please, Steve, provide us with all you mentionned, as an alternative to mainstream bloated/infected stuff. Since Devuan is all about freedom, this is the place where to deliver to the world. As soon as I can install Devuan on metal, I'll be one of your testers. DidierOK. What should come first? * Automounter? * No-dbus replacement for NetworkManager/Wicd? * Other? Please keep in mind, I'm not a good enough programmer to write a substitute for Gimp or Gnome. Let's keep the first one simple and easy so I can actually do it, in a reasonable timeframe, without adversely impacting my real work. Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt August 2015 featured book: Troubleshooting: Just the Facts http://www.troubleshooters.com/tjust _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
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