On Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 01:26:30PM +0200, Страхиња Радић wrote: > Дана 24/09/26 11:04AM, Marc Chantreux написа: > > I don't know how far misc is misc but those kind of threads are those I > > like to read: examples of code (shell, C, awk, …), unix philosophy and > > so on. > > https://www.openbsd.org/mail.html#Lists > > misc@openbsd.org (Archive) > > User questions and answers, general questions. This is the > > most active list. Please read the FAQ and the installation > > documents, and see how to report a problem before posting. > > General questions, but related to OpenBSD. The question from the > opening email is not actually OpenBSD-specific.
Sorry I wasn't clear about "how far misc is misc". I meant I really consider the unix generic tools, langages and philosophy as a core of any unix system. I actually think that we should have more spaces to talk about it. I feel sad when I realize people use complex software just because they don't understand the genericity of tools like awk, make and so on. I don't want to talk about C, I want to talk about C the way openBSD community think about it, use it. get some anectotes on my way. But as I said: I understand some people have different visions. > > Also: I really think nothing compares to a decent MUA for those kind of > > interaction so there is no way I would consider stackexchange as > > something else than signal noise in my duckduckgo search result. > There are pros and cons for both mailing lists and websites, but among > … Well. there are so many things to discuss there I don't have the time to dive into it. I really appreciate reading your opinion thu. > > duckduckgo > Another fake "privacy-respecting" thing (in this case, search engine), *this* is out of the scope but really interesting :) * I try to know sites of interest and use there own search engine (wikipedia, github, mailing list archives, …) * I try to avoid google as much as I can * I look forward any ddg replacement > > I understand than some people can like web interfaces and it's fine > > but please don't try to push people away from mailing lists or newsgroups. > I was only trying to help the OP get a better answer in a place more > specialized to the kind of question presented. I fully understood that then I tried to speak for * those who run away from web on purpose. * thoes who share the feeling that C is a langage and any community has its own dialect. I value diversity so I really consider Stackoverflow as a giant culture crusher using a technology which is the exact contrary of the unix philosophy. I consider the web as a way to private anyone to do anything with the data we collectively produced. I call it spoliation. I consider this place as the right place to talk about unix culture and code (which is a part of openBSD). please tell me if I'm wrong. regards -- Marc Chantreux Pôle CESAR (Calcul et services avancés à la recherche) Université de Strasbourg 14 rue René Descartes, BP 80010, 67084 STRASBOURG CEDEX 03.68.85.60.79
