From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D25F1389E2 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2014 06:02:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 63B41E085E; Wed, 26 Nov 2014 06:01:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-la0-f50.google.com (mail-la0-f50.google.com [209.85.215.50]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 25CB4E0855 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2014 06:01:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-la0-f50.google.com with SMTP id pn19so1113080lab.9 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:01:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=4Ay68hdDzqiCVMwriMCdr2eLrlodzbVKnL9oVcsSxVQ=; b=IKxkzHieyBbK+xw13L8X05X/f/ntOjWxiX0AKkkg7+ONs5uMxfQa5MjM4Ob4+GEnq3 C1gzjhx1l781hAI3wRZkIk9vwP7HzrWvevBKbI9MwPI4rpzf5HX2iiOn3t6+JjVbrbK4 YGXGdqUWBT4Oah2oRfI13jbgYS3L0zf0epgEgVGaBGDMe++JBBVT0xI66BiAxJtQ5FAB JMvgF/zAQluG4jRi0bf2NUwxrrtunhepCCdFmAuJPsFKX3yWphvy1p1pybfduSjR42w5 D7al+5ZEZ3hZR/uzqESKENI3YtVPzjv0r7hlKA5skYy7Wp8CFPAA7wLciAYrWxGdmR6y Fj7Q== X-Received: by 10.112.189.104 with SMTP id gh8mr16184861lbc.91.1416981713468; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:01:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from cosmo ([193.200.85.246]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id ro7sm927974lbb.14.2014.11.25.22.01.52 for (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:01:52 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <54756cd0.878d700a.7ba2.2deb@mx.google.com> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 07:59:52 +0200 From: Gevisz To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] The future of linux, and Gentoo specifically now In-Reply-To: References: <546EE70C.2050506@yourstruly.sx> <20141121173600.GA1029@ca.inter.net> <547370D2.50009@marc-stuermer.de> <54737886.a3a7700a.6f81.4209@mx.google.com> <20141124210516.53a54a90@digimed.co.uk> <54740bae.c12a980a.75de.01e4@mx.google.com> <20141125084110.1991c9f0@digimed.co.uk> <5474b82b.e405980a.0c3e.1da0@mx.google.com> <20141125173748.4bcd4131@hactar.digimed.co.uk> <5474c2f2.0306980a.620b.1e3f@mx.google.com> <20141125194953.6f5bcfda@hactar.digimed.co.uk> <5474e5f9.67c7700a.58f2.266a@mx.google.com> <20141125224214.7d6ec4e9@digimed.co.uk> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 6072c332-242d-413a-a320-97795f1f237f X-Archives-Hash: 0862b5b6e15306fe05e7d72ad63ddfe7 On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 00:35:18 +0100 Emanuele Rusconi wrot= e: > On 25 November 2014 at 23:42, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > > The point was that it could be changed. [=E2=80=A6] > > > > [=E2=80=A6] It's about as on-topic and relevant as WinXP. >=20 > No, the point was that sometimes even a small annoyance is plenty > enough to drive people away. > The point was that when you feel that the distro you're using takes a > direction that doesn't fit you, you look for alternatives. It is exactly what I intended to say from the beginning. If the distro devs leave you no choice (at least in arranging its working iterface) and starting to say that they know better what you need, it is time to look for alternatives. =20