On Sun, 31 Jul 2022 13:29:18 +0100
Peter Duffy <peter@???> wrote:

> 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?

I think yes and to the comments section of the article.

Ciao,
Tito