On Mon, Oct 03, 2016 at 10:33:44AM -0700, Rick Moen wrote:

> Quoting Didier Kryn (kryn@???):
> >     But I understand perfectly others can make different choices,
> > and I support the idea of keeping multiple options available.

>
> I seriously don't even understand why anyone would think the latter was
> up for debate. Multiple options _are_ available. And they are going to
> keep on being available.

Here, on Devuan, they are. Refugees from other distros may not be
fully aware of this, and may worry they won't have the freedom they
crave.

The "Down with Freedom! Up with Slavery"[1] crowd can go elsewhere.

[1] from the Bunuel movie The discreet charm of the bourgoisie.

-- hendrik

>
> Does anyone here think the discussion was over whether multiple options
> would be available? When did someone say 'I think we should rearrange
> reality somehow so multiple options are not available'? That doesn't
> describe the Linux universe I've been living in since 1993, sir.