I agree with Anthony’s assessment. I’ve been ising the mate desktop on devuan since ascii. my only complaint is lack of user management tools in the control panel. It’s a pretty minor beef since I’m ver comfortable on the command line.
—Curtis Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 30, 2022, at 7:14 AM, tito via Dng <dng@lists.dyne.org> wrote: > > On Sat, 30 Jul 2022 06:07:53 -0400 > Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote: > >>> On Fri, 2022-07-29 at 14:27 +0200, tito via Dng wrote: >>> https://linuxiac.com/best-systemd-free-linux-distributions/ >>> >>> I think the author knows nothing about devuan and spreads FUD >>> >> >> I thought most of the Devuan review was accurate and complimentary. However, >> I've >> never thought of Devuan as "retro" or particularly inconvenient for newbies. >> >> SteveT > > Hi, > > FUD:"And now we come to the last Linux distro on our list, where things get > extreme. > This is because we’re not just discussing another systemd-free Linux > distribution, > but one on a mission against systemd. But first, let me explain what this is > all about." > > Devuan is on a mission for init system freedom not against something. > > FUD: "Unfortunately, its widespread adoption is hampered by several factors." > > Of the listed distributions only MX and Slackware rank betteer on > distrowatch.com, the other > rank at about the same positions as Devuan. > > "First, due to the distribution’s establishment by a group of old-school > Linux administrators, > many of its features are reminiscent of Linux distributions from 15 or more > years ago." > > FUD: devuan shares the same packages with current Debian almost to 100%. > > "For example, the installer is not something that an average Linux user could > manage easily." > > FUD: The installer is the same as Debian's > > "In addition, many of the useful graphical tools that modern Linux users are > used to are absent." > > FUD.: I know of no such useful graphical tools that are absent apart of > "cockpit", anyway they > are not listed so this is an allegation with no proof. > > "Yes, Devuan is Debian without systemd, but we should add something else. > This distribution is not intended for the average Linux user, for whom UNIX > philosophy and GNU values are just words." > > FUD: the author doesn't know personally every linux users so how does he know? > > "To use and understand Devuan, you must change your mindset and perception of > the distribution’s > core beliefs. Because, in my perspective, Devuan is first philosophy and > secondarily a Linux distribution." > > FUD: to use devuan you have just to keep the mindset you had with previous > versions of Debian. > > Ciao, > Tito > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
