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Posted Feb 20, 2012 13:22 UTC (Mon) by cmm (guest, #81305)
In reply to: Enough by drago01
Parent article: Lea: The Unity design process (and how you can play a part in it)

I'm actually quite open to an idea of paying money to someone who'd maintain a reasonably up-to-date Debian-based rolling distribution, for the service of providing me a sane, modern and non-disrupting desktop experience. Can't see anyone offering such a service, though. My guess would be this is because Linux users who care about sane (i.e. CATD-free, i.e. not Gnome- or KDE-based) desktop experience either end up rolling their own (suboptimal, but free) based on something conservative (I've gone with XFCE4 & Awesome, for instance) or just give up and buy a Mac, so there's no market. And the free distributions don't really have the resources to seriously maintain DE forks (no, the commendable heroics of Mint don't inspire much confidence in yours truly).

Bottom line is, there appear to be strong socio-economic reasons for platitudes like "the distros are as well free to do what they think is right" to remain just that, empty platitudes. But I guess such rhetoric passes the same rigorous standard as "but the conference-goers love this!" and "that's OK, just find an extension to do what you want!", so all is well.

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Posted Feb 20, 2012 14:01 UTC (Mon) by drago01 (subscriber, #50715) [Link] (4 responses)

> Bottom line is, there appear to be strong socio-economic reasons for platitudes like "the distros are as well free to do what they think is right" to remain just that, empty platitudes

No this is a plain *fact*. Nothing more nothing less. You can twist words all you want but that is how it is.

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Posted Feb 20, 2012 14:10 UTC (Mon) by cmm (guest, #81305) [Link] (3 responses)

It is also a plain *fact* that you are free to resign from your job (or quit your studies, more likely), to stop paying rent (if you do) and to go live under a bridge. There's a meaningful difference between possibility and probability, perhaps you should look it up.

(And please kindly show me which words did I "twist" and how exactly).

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Posted Feb 20, 2012 14:31 UTC (Mon) by drago01 (subscriber, #50715) [Link] (2 responses)

> It is also a plain *fact* that you are free to resign from your job (or quit your studies, more likely), to stop paying rent (if you do) and to go live under a bridge.

Yes that's true. So? I fail to see what your point is.

> There's a meaningful difference between possibility and probability, perhaps you should look it up.

Yes there is but again this has nothing to do with the topic here. Again not sure what your point is.

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Posted Feb 20, 2012 14:37 UTC (Mon) by cmm (guest, #81305) [Link] (1 responses)

> Yes that's true. So? I fail to see what your point is.

That's because you are being deliberately obtuse, which is exactly as expected judging from your earlier participation in this so called discussion.

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Posted Feb 20, 2012 14:42 UTC (Mon) by drago01 (subscriber, #50715) [Link]

> That's because you are being deliberately obtuse, which is exactly as expected judging from your earlier participation in this so called discussion.

I suggest you should take a course or red a book about how to argue with people because seriously your attitude leaves a lot to be desired.

Anyway that's pointless so I am done talking to you.

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Posted Feb 20, 2012 15:13 UTC (Mon) by niner (guest, #26151) [Link] (1 responses)

> (i.e. CATD-free, i.e. not Gnome- or KDE-based)

Cooperative Association of Tractor Dealers?

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Posted Feb 20, 2012 15:17 UTC (Mon) by cmm (guest, #81305) [Link]

Sorry, typo. I meant this.