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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Release upgrade, Kubuntu
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 01:01:32 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 18 May 2025 23:04:59 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> IMHO computer systems should be ugly and boring.

Servers need to be boring. And rock-solid. Because the client entrusts 
mission-critical revenue-generating operations to them.

> My life is interesting enough doing the things I want to do.
> I don't need someone else telling me what is interesting.

This is why I get to choose what to install on my systems, and what not 
to.

My starting point for my own main machine is Debian Unstable, as being a 
baseline of reasonably bleeding-edge goodies on which I can make things 
even more bleeding-edge as I choose. ;)