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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
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Charlie Gibbs wrote this post; take it under advisement:

> On 2024-10-11, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:16:18 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> I  ditched debian because stable was years behind the curve ...
>>
>> That’s precisely why it’s so good for mission-critical servers: utterly 
>> boring, yet rock-solid.
>
> I've always said that computer systems should be ugly and boring:
> ugly as in not cluttered with eye candy that only gets in the way,
> and boring as in it Just Works without any unpleasant surprises.
>
> Your average PHB wants flashy graphics - a video game, basically -
> and the surprises turn it into an adventure that will keep him
> amused for the afternoon.  The rest of us are just trying to get
> the job done with a minimum of hassle.

I find the command-line to be generally free of hassle.

-- 
Duct tape is like the force.  It has a light side, and a dark side, and
it holds the universe together ...
		-- Carl Zwanzig