Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Natural Philosopher Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Case Insensitive File Systems -- Torvalds Hates Them Date: Sun, 11 May 2025 11:40:51 +0100 Organization: A little, after lunch Lines: 76 Message-ID: References: <68194581@news.ausics.net> <681aa121@news.ausics.net> <3aorelxelu.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <681be760@news.ausics.net> <681c316b@news.ausics.net> <%BwTP.8396$rdEd.2575@fx39.iad> <681f303f$0$16814$426a74cc@news.free.fr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 11 May 2025 12:40:52 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9ed3e4b0eb016e5f43e969a9880a2117"; logging-data="166329"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19Jw1Cw//iOZ3cFBUtBc/K3Y5/+M34ahbg=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:RPYlCEtg0+U9ufqPb+h8BXbNbCA= Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: On 11/05/2025 03:40, c186282 wrote: > On 5/10/25 8:03 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> On 10/05/2025 21:05, rbowman wrote: >>> On Sat, 10 May 2025 18:14:34 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>> >>>> On 2025-05-10, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote: >>>> >>>>> Le 09-05-2025, Charlie Gibbs a écrit : >>>>> >>>>>> The late John W. Campbell, in one of his thought-provoking editorials >>>>>> in Analog Science Fact<->Fiction in the 1960s, pointed out that it's >>>>>> not power that corrupts.  People are much less likely to abuse power >>>>>> if they can be held accountable >>>>> >>>>> It's not that new. Platon already spoke about this with his >>>>> invisibility ring. But that's not the reason I answered you. The >>>>> reason >>>>> is: >>>>> >>>>>> (which is why the A-word is hated and feared among politicians). >>>>> >>>>> Sorry, I'm French and I really don't know what the A-word could be. >>>> >>>> Accountability.  Politicians talk a good line about openness, >>>> transparency, accountability, etc. - but in actual fact they hate and >>>> fear these things, and work tirelessly (and usually clandestinely) to >>>> minimize these threats to their power by building immunity. >>> >>> My first thought was 'Anarchism'. Politicians despise the thought that >>> people can organize themselves without their enlightened guidance. I'll >>> admit that once you go beyond the theoretical there have always been >>> implementation problems but the answer is not more and more centralized >>> power. >> >> No. >> >> There are even signs that King Donald is beginning to realise that. >> >> System theory show a centralised feedback system either fails to >> respond to change or goes unstable. >> >> You need local systems with clearly defined feedback paths and >> responsibilities and a light touch of overall guidance. > >   Fine, in 1824 Missouri. > No, Fine today. Does Montana need to hve federal Dog fouling laws? Does NYC have to have a ban on hunting moose? >   However everything has MUCH broader reach/impact >   these days. > Bollocks >   Sorry, but MORE super-org IS required. Yep, can >   sometimes SUCK ... but without it things can suck >   even more. > You have been brainwashed by the Leftists >   Think about it. > >   Hmmmm ... now can we leverage Linux to help take >   care of all this ? -- "Women actually are capable of being far more than the feminists will let them."