[aklug] Re: Slackware says "I told you so!"

From: Arthur Corliss <acorliss@nevaeh-linux.org>
Date: Sun Feb 27 2011 - 13:56:42 AKST

On Sat, 26 Feb 2011, Tim Johnson wrote:

> Well, I'm going to come "out of the closet" now. I have been using
> ubuntu and mint lately.
>
> Slackware has proven to be much more stable on my Gateway GT5422E
> (don't buy one) than has either ubuntu and mint. However, the
> pragmatics are thus: I'm a programmer, a coder, as much as I take
> pride in being able to bend the OS to my liking, the ubuntu
> approach is frankly <blush> easier. I'd rather code for money and
> not spend as much time tweaking my OS. (for which I am not paid).
>
> On the other hand, I have had to take some pains to deal with the
> fact that both ubuntu and mint have a way of unexpectedly shutting
> down applications and from time to time just drop me out of X.
> Arthur, on the other hand, I know to be both a coder and a
> sysadmin, but (perhaps) more of a sysadmin and I can sure as heck
> see slackware as being more amenable to a sysadmin.

All true. Ubuntu clearly has a desktop/workstation focus, and they are
obviously very good at it. When I used to use Slack it was definitely more
focused on server applications. To each its intended purpose.

> As for vim being "superior" to pico, nano, emacs et. al., I gotta
> say I love vim, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone who can't relate
> to it. Even tho' us vimmers are of the Master Race.....

Preach it, brother! :-)

         --Arthur Corliss
           Live Free or Die
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