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From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
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Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:36:14 -0500
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On 12/29/24 12:57 PM, Farley Flud wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:14:38 -0500, -hh wrote:
> 
>>
>> Translation: not competent enough to get Linux running on even
>> bare iron in less than a week.
>>
> 
> I hate to burst your bumptious bubble but I've already gotten
> it running via the Gentoo Live USB.  How else could I have gathered
> the relevant CPU parameters?

That you finally got it running wasn't in dispute:  it was a question of 
how much time did it take you.  So how many days did it finally take?


> Indeed, I could have installed a complete distro but I choose
> not to go that simpleton route.
> 
> Distros are an anathema.  Every GNU/Linux machine requires total
> customization.

Customization is invariably a trade-off.  For example, when one 
reasonably regularly rotates through multiple PCs, having the same UI is 
generally beneficial, but this also requires that you have personal 
control over the UI for every last one of them:  when you don't, then 
there's productivity gains to be had from not straying far from the 
standard UI installation.

> I scoff at these idiots who purchase exorbitant pickup trucks/SUVs
> and then fill them up with sub-grade, discount gasoline.
> 
> Every vehicle deserves only TOP TIER gas, and every computer deserves
> only customized GNU/Linux.

Which again depends on the circumstances:  when its an appliance with a 
known short remaining lifespan, niggling over something which won't 
pragmatically make a difference is a waste of one's time & resources.


-hh