Linux is the only sanctuary left

Acktually there is still some Free and Open Source BSD variants. And for the lols we also have GNU Hurd. So even a world without Linux, does not mean we have to use Windows. (I don’t even count MacOS.)

I agree with you. The only thing I could see “Linux being a trap” would be, for people who expect Windows replacement without the Microsoft bullshit. So in one way this “could” be interpreted as a trap for those. But that is if I try to stretch it to justify calling it a trap.

What people don’t realize is, that every year is the Year of Linux Desktop. We just beat the previous year. It’s like having a new world record every year.

Congratz on liberating your computer and yourself.

Just a little advice on using the AUR: It is an user driven repository of software, meaning anyone can upload stuff to it. Usually you are adviced to read the AUR script before installing it (most don’t, especially newcomers). So you should be very careful and only install from trusted AUR scripts. Maybe install from Flatpak instead from AUR if you can, but that depends on many factors.

Maybe I should not have said it in the way I did. I should have said “usually people switch…”. From what I see, performance is not the main attraction for “most” people who changes it. I wonder how much of difference it makes and how people measure it.

I personally don’t think this service as a license changing of an existing project. If it reads and implements the same thing from scratch, then its a new implementation with a new license. I see it similar to how reverse engineering is done in example. And with the approach of two different agents I think this is okay, as it is a new implementation. I mean this is something humans could do themselves too. The only thing is, can they actually proof that both agents aren’t trained on the data they are reading and re-implementing it again (for the clean room implementation)?

The biggest problem to me is, using Ai tools in general, because of what and how they are trained on. But that is a different topic for another day.

That is speculation. And as said, its not the decision of systemd to implement that, it is a decision of the operating system / distribution. I live outside the areas of those laws. What the next logical step is, is open to interpretation and that is not what I am discussing here.

The developers of systemd said they will never support that, so I think its safe for now. Also why do you think systemd would “require” a government id check? systemd is just providing the functionality; it is the distribution / operating system that implements all the functionality. So if an operating system does implement it, I might find a different operating system, regardless of if it uses systemd or not. That is true for any other component too, not just systemd.

it’s one of those cases where if you have to ask, you should probably just use systemd.

I just said the same, lol. This is my default responds to questions like these.

If you have to ask this, then its probably good idea to stick to systemd. I don’t see any reason to change, other than to protest. In the process doing so you will probably encounter issues. People switch away from systemd for various reasons, but not for performance. In example they don’t like who develops and controls systemd. And they don’t like that it does more than just initializing the system, as bunch of other tasks are bundled into it. If all of that does not bother you, stay with systemd in my opinion.

And if you really want to switch to systemd, then I recommend to use a dedicated operating system (a distro) with that in mind. Don’t forget, that systemd has many features and services, that its expected as a standard. You do not just change an init system, but replace all other components too.

Also adding the fact the image is a typical Ai generated size of max 1024 x 1024 (slightly lower on one side, probably watermark removed) and the randomized image names indicate a web download. Very Amogus.

The program Fog Panther (if this it the program the OP is referring to) was already rejected for using (entirely?) Ai: https://github.com/flathub/flathub/pull/8077 . 3 weeks ago they closed it with conclusion:

Sorry we don’t review AI Slop.

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alias e='echo "${@}"' Wait a second, Bash does not process arguments in alias. This is an incredible trick new to me! All the years I was writing a function to accomplish that. I wonder if there is any drawback to this technique.

Aliases themselves do not take arguments. You can write Bash function for that case. Here is a “simple” example. I leave the comments there explaining the command too:

treegrep() {
    # grep:
    #   --recursive             like --directories=recurse
    #   --files-with-match      print only names of FILEs with selected lines
    # tree:
    #   --fromfile              Reads paths from files (.=stdin)
    #   -F                      Appends '/', '=', '*', '@', '|' or '>' as per ls -F.

    grep --recursive --files-with-match "${@}" |
        tree --fromfile -F
}

# usage: yesno [prompt]
# example:
#   yesno && echo yes
#   yesno Continue? && echo yes || echo no
yesno() {
    local prompt
    local answer
    if [[ "${#}" -gt 0 ]]; then
        prompt="${*} "
    fi
    read -rp "${prompt}[y/n]: " answer
    case "${answer}" in
    [Yy0]*) return 0 ;;
    [Nn1]*) return 1 ;;
    *) return 2 ;;
    esac
}

I do write scripts and commands (and Bash aliases or functions) all the time. The scripts live in ~/.local/bin and are executable like any other program, as that directory is in my PATH variable. I have a projects directory where I archive them, and some of them are uploaded to my Github account. Some of them are later rewritten in Python and get a life on its own.

1. yt-dlp-lemon: Simple wrapper to yt-dlp with only a subset of options.
2. unwrap: Wrapper to marry GNU Parallel and 7-Zip for archive extraction.
3. biggest: List biggest files and folders.
4. ?: cheat .sh - The only cheat sheet you need. (Note, commands name is just ?)
5. woman: Preview list for man documents.

Besides my more simple scripts and aliases and functions.

alias update='eos-update --yay'
alias updates='eos-update --yay ;
  flatpak update ; 
  flatpak uninstall --unused ; 
  rustup self update ; 
  rustup update'

#!/usr/bin/env bash

for file in "${@}"; do
    output="${file%.*}.mp3"
    if [[ -f "${output}" ]]; then
        continue
    fi
    ffmpeg -i "${file}" -b:a 320k "${output}"
done

Yes. If you are a human, please try it out and tell other humans if its usable. It will be different for every human, so make sure to list reasons if it is not usable.

To sum it up:

As often with the first version in a new series, GIMP 3.2.0 had a few annoying issues, and the most problematic of these was the bug where some layer groups would not render in specific conditions (when particular filters were used). This was the main bug warranting this early bug-fix release.

It’s mostly a bug fix with a few simple improvements for import related stuff. Plus a few little UX/UI Updates.

“They”. That’s one sort of people who does RTFM the wrong way in my opinion. If I do RTFM, even for obvious simple ones, I most likely point to where to look at, ideally with a link. I do not RTFM literally, but saying there is some documentation and pointing to it usually. To me just saying RTFM (literally with this acronym) is rude, especially if someone already struggles and asks basic questions. Not everyone is “they”.

The idea of RTFM is that if you have questions, then we are all on same page with basic information found in the manual. I mean you expect others explain what is already said in the manual. Its like asking how to use your microwave oven, even if you have the manual right at your hand. Now, if the manual is unclear or difficult to understand, that is a different story. Then you can at least say you didn’t understand it. The point is, that you did something before (your homework) and looked at the obvious places like the manual (and maybe further websearch).

People don’t like others being lazy and asking the questions that doesn’t need to be asked. That’s why RTFM exist. As much as you might take the “RTFM” as an offending answer, those people think of you question as offending too. Now there are people who use this term loosely in places when it is not appropriate. Also it depends on the audience. If your grandma tries to use a browser to watch funny cat videos, and asks how to use it, then it would be inappropriate to say RTFM. But if you have a Linux user who asks about how to use grep, then I think it is an appropriate reply.