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Yes, I thought this was such an important thing to say that it warranted own thread - apologies if it was already here somewhere (Hey, don't kill my enthusiasm )
This is something I've always told myself if I had my own website, I would do as well even before seeing it here. So kudos I say and also - congrats on GOL - it's become a very successful website over the years (from a long time reader POV at the very least, obviously I don't have access to the analytics, but i believe you are fine :))
Cheers
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Last edited by FSFmember on 23 May 2023 at 11:37 am UTC
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As a gentoo user (going by the icon next to your name), you should know us tux folk are far too busy tweaking our systems and configuration to post on forums, who needs toys when we have Linux?
(All joking aside, I am current considering the switch to gentoo myself )
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'Till then though, welcome to the family BlackBloodRum
Last edited by FSFmember on 26 May 2023 at 12:26 pm UTC
The Gentoo thing is still very much on the table but undecided, I'm still weighing my options I did write about that elsewhere, if you're curious[1].
But yeah, I'm not new to Linux, I'm an old timer. And also a FSF associate member like yourself
[1] https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/12/1697169163417158987/?ctp=16603#c3841053085034520128 (Warning: Long block of text ahead, may cause sleepiness)
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Famous last words, rum.
With that I'd agree.
Last edited by FSFmember on 26 May 2023 at 12:42 pm UTC
Also, yup BTRFS is the plan, I use it with SUSE now it works great when something goes wrong, which thankfully is exceedingly rare (I only used it once in two years)
Anyway, I don't mean to hijack your thread with talk about Linux sorry about that!
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Otherwise great choice on the current OS imho(openSuse).
and sincerely I thank you for hijacking "my thread"!
Last edited by FSFmember on 26 May 2023 at 2:33 pm UTC
But in my case I need recent software for my work, some developmental stuff, something secure and I also need something stable that just works. When I start working, everything else needs to work too. In a sense my computer is more like a tool than a toy.
SUSE ticked most of those boxes after I moved away from Fedora (it had some odd bugs for me, that SUSE fixed) and has been very stable. It's a good distro in its own right. I'm by no means saying that any distro is better than another. Just some have pros / cons over others.
But now I'm bumping into, what's easiest to describe as a wall, where I want to have more control over what it can do, and combine things from multiple distros (Like SELinux and rolling updates). Particularly with new idiot generated government laws coming into play soon which may (or may not) begin to affect the more commercial distros.
One "wall" I bumped into recently was that I wanted to apply a kernel patch which could fix a cyberpunk 2077 bug, but I couldn't patch it quickly/easily because of the way Tumbleweed handles kernels. Not cool.
I also wouldn't mind reducing the number of unused proprietary blobs sitting on my system as well lol.
But before switching I'm checking all my requirements, security concerns (not really a problem on Gentoo, since you can lock it down), making sure my daily software works etc. Research first, plan first, and then act is my method.
I know I may sound a little drastic in my requirements, but I handle a fair bit of customer data as well as my own, so I very much do need to keep things in a secure condition. It's not just my own data at stake here.
And as silly as it sounds, Gentoo appeals to my eh, "inner techie" with the whole being able to tinker to my needs. I love the idea of having complete control over it, even if that means it's a little bit more complex and difficult than a regular distro. But I've been doing this Linux stuff for almost 20 years now, I use it in both a professional manner and personal manner so I am comfy with the terminal (I often prefer it). So should I decide to switch, I should be fine. (You watch, now that I've said that, I'll get stuck!)
But time can be an issue when you're an adult and have "responsibilities" (boo!). I'll admit it's been a very long time since I last used Gentoo.
Though I should mention that I maintain that I am not a geek/nerd at all. Just a regular run of the mill john doe casual computer user.
TL;DR: Yup, I'm crazy enough to try Gentoo. And probably crazy in general.
Last edited by BlackBloodRum on 26 May 2023 at 6:05 pm UTC
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