On Saturday 19 October 2019 20:17:02 BorgLabs - Kate Draven wrote: > > On 10/19/19, deloptes <deloptes@...> wrote: > > > When you define a problem, you can also find a solution - simply saying > > > "I don't like it" is not a problem definition. > > > > I'm not gonna waste time rehashing why I don't want systemD. Went > > through something similar when KDE4 came out and was told to get with > > the programs and "upgrade". A new version is usually not an upgrade. > > > > > I've been using Debian with sysv-init, but only because systemd was > > causing > > > > problems and I needed time to learn it. The concept of keeping systemd > > > and using init was a very good solution. I think I'll keep it on the > > > server, but for the desktop, I do not see a reason why you should not > > > use systemd. > > > > Yep and other people don't see why we don't use KDE5 or GNOME3 instead > > of mate/cinnamon. > > > > > I guess you are also not driving a car from the 30ies. > > > > Nope. I have 2 from the 80s though. Would have no problem with a car > > that old. I might spent a bit more in gas, but my paid off vehicles > > don't have a monthly payment & the insurance is cheaper. Always trade > > offs. > > > > Kinda like my almost 15 year old Thinkpad T60p. Does what I need and > > has the 4x3 screen that makes it easier for me to get stuff done. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Agreed Larry. > > My reply is NOT intended to upset anyone. > > It's not my place to tell others what to want or use. > > Just answer the question, which is PCLOS Big Daddy build by Alistair > Izzard. Not perfect but I can get everything I need done. Video/audio > editing, desktop publishing, internet, email and more. Very reliable, > hasn't failed me yet. Thanks Ali. > > If someone else wants to use something else, wonderful. I look forward the > comparison and stories about it. Difference is wonderful. > > Just answer the question, the why of this question belongs only to the one > asking. > > For the record.... > 1974 Chevy Nova Coupe Hatchback RS > Thinkpad T60 with a WD SSD > > Kate hopes off the soap box and mysteriously disappears to the mist. > > > I ride a bike (though not so often as I ought to do), don't have any kind of motor vehicle, and build my computers out of spare parts. If I could have got my old rotten Apple or Windoze systems to behave and do what I wanted, I would probably have stuck with that, and never gone down this rabbit hole. I am not such a purist, that I care to argue about this or that; I only know what works best for me. Bill