On Sat, 2022-07-30 at 06:07 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Fri, 2022-07-29 at 14:27 +0200, tito via Dng wrote:
> > https://linuxiac.com/best-systemd-free-linux-distributions/
> >
> > I think the author knows nothing about devuan and spreads FUD
> >
>
> I thought most of the Devuan review was accurate and complimentary.
> However, I've
> never thought of Devuan as "retro" or particularly inconvenient for
> newbies.
>
> SteveT

Very strange article. On one hand, he does include devuan in his "five
best proven . . . ". On the other - some of his comments are just
baffling.

"many of the useful graphical tools that modern Linux users are used to
are absent." Eh? I wonder if the author isn't aware of the fact that
there's a range of different window managers and front-ends, each with
a different look-and-feel, and that all of them are available in all
distros. The author describes himself as a "linux professional", so he
should be aware of it. 

"To use and understand Devuan, you must change your mindset and
perception of the distribution’s core beliefs". That's just bizarre. Is
he talking about the "core beliefs" of debian, or of linux in general?
Either way - devuan reinstates and re-emphasises the "core beliefs".

"However, as is fortunately always the case in open source software,
users always have a choice." Except that in the case of systemd-based
distros, it's Hobson's choice: use any init system you want, provided
it's systemd. If the author had ever become aware of this, he's looking
the other way now.

Is it worth while considering putting a link to the article on
devuan.org, together with a response answering the criticisms in
detail?