>     Hi folks.

>     Considering Devuan is a major lifeboat of free Linux-based OS, I'm
> anxious about its destiny and therefore trying to figure out who is
> onboard, I mean the audience.

>     1) It is clear, by reading this list that part of us are mostly
> concerned with servers.

>     It is perfectly arguable that people involved in servers' deployment
> do not want to dedicate time to tweaking a Linux-based desktop.

>     Macintosh is definitely for these guys, first of all because its VM
> works like a breeze. Forget dual-boot: it's a waste of time. Nate told us
> the other day that a majority of Debian developpers follow the Mac way; the
> more I think of it the more sense it makes to me, although it is not my way.

>     Gnome and KDE are aiming to produce a free equivalent of the Mac. OK,
> they're dropping freedom in the way, but they will produce at least
> desktops you don't have to pay for. They may eventually pull the carpet
> under the feet of Apple some day ... or not.

>     2) I also read that there are people who want to truely own their
> desktop. Some call them sentimentalists, but they are the people from and
> for wich free software arised.

>     To summarize, I see two populations in the audience of Devuan, with
> slightly different motivations (I find myself in both):
>         1) Servers' admins, who have professionnal concerns about security
> and productivity and don't necessary care of the desktop,
>         2) DIY (and FIY ;-) ) addicts who want whole control on their
> desktop.

>     This all comes from reading you guys during the past month, including
> Mr "FUCK FUCK FUCK" :-). But maybe I missed some people.

>     Didier