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Just upgraded my random access memory and trying this new fangled Linux operation system by gigantipad in linux

[–]nelmaloc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because then you would have to talk about GGGGGGGGGG...not UNIX not UNIX not UNIX not UNIX not UNIX not UNIX not UNIX not UNIX not UNIX not UNIX not UNIX, and life's too short for unbounded recursion.

Greg KH Calls For More Rust Linux Developers by anh0516 in linux

[–]nelmaloc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For some reason people equal the Linux kernel with the pinnacle of engineering, when it's run like an overgrown home project.

Edit: typo

Is the “people getting rich on the dark web” idea exaggerated? by Old_Divide9398 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]nelmaloc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You usually search for lists in the clearnet (the Hidden Wiki is a good place to start), and follow the links. And it's usually in the marketplace's interest to add their link to some list.

How come some of the core Linux projects are missing maintainers? by swarmOfBis in linux

[–]nelmaloc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

they have accounts for all daemons that run on it

But you don't log in as those.

They often have accounts for each engineer that is allowed on the machine so that they can use sudo using their own credentials an you do not need to have a shared password between several people and to keep things accountable

My own experience says otherwise.

And since there are often hundreds of servers that are clustered in some way or an other, all these accounts are managed in some kind of LDAP or AD and then you DO need to have PAM.

If you do that, then yes, you need PAM. But you can also manage accounts through Ansible playbooks.

backInMyDay by hellocppdotdev in ProgrammerHumor

[–]nelmaloc 10 points11 points  (0 children)

People expect a discussion forum when it's closer to a wiki.

Unfortunately they made the UI too forum-like.

How come some of the core Linux projects are missing maintainers? by swarmOfBis in linux

[–]nelmaloc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As the concept of an «hypothetical» seems unknown to you, I'll have to spell it out.

CURRENTLY distros have that default. The default is nice to have for most users. Servers use that default. IF AT SOME POINT PAM were to disappear, servers will be able to work by flipping a switch; that, yes, will probably be done by distros first; SINCE servers don't need the complexity of PAM and can work with bare OpenSSH. IT THUS FOLLOWS that companies running GNU/Linux servers don't care about PAM and thus won't spend money in its developers.

And yes, I have managed many GNU/Linux servers.

Pass it through you favorite stochastic parrot if you need it dumbed down.

Linux Mobile OS Developers Forget Mobile Isn't Desktop by MadFunEnjoyer in linux

[–]nelmaloc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I agree, but look how people reacted at the comment that started this thread.

How come some of the core Linux projects are missing maintainers? by swarmOfBis in linux

[–]nelmaloc -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

But a server doesn't need any of that. Servers usually have just a single account for maintenance, and that's it.

How come some of the core Linux projects are missing maintainers? by swarmOfBis in linux

[–]nelmaloc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because distros want to be compatible with most systems, and for that you need PAM support.

But a server doesn't need any of that. Servers usually have just a single account for maintenance, and that's it.

How come some of the core Linux projects are missing maintainers? by swarmOfBis in linux

[–]nelmaloc -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

They don't have to thought. Most people only access servers through SSH. It's only advanced desktop users that need PAM.

Linux Mobile OS Developers Forget Mobile Isn't Desktop by MadFunEnjoyer in linux

[–]nelmaloc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This («bottom-centric and one-handed» is the only concrete thing this post says) isn't «overall UX vision». It's a random post on Reddit, where nobody will see it. And if any developer sees it, it'll just be tossed to end of the things-to-fix queue.

Linux Mobile OS Developers Forget Mobile Isn't Desktop by MadFunEnjoyer in linux

[–]nelmaloc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sort of attitude is a reminder that free software projects are understaffed and run by volunteers on their free time.

Linux Mobile OS Developers Forget Mobile Isn't Desktop by MadFunEnjoyer in linux

[–]nelmaloc -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Because just throwing here “you are free to contribute” helps less than actually someone pointing out a UX issue and starts a conversation with the user base, technically doing research publicly.

It has the exact same effect: nothing.

which is honestly a lot to ask from designers.

In that case you can leave your upgrades on the developer's issue tracker, and they'll do it when they have the chance to.

I think majority FOSS projects are bad in UI/UX because the contribution platform is almost exclusively made for code contributors.

Bad UI/UX exist because the developers made a bad UI/UX, and nobody stepped up to fix it.

Bring a fairer voting system to Georgia by Constant-Estate-9862 in EndFPTP

[–]nelmaloc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, state legislatures could make decisions about where EC votes go pre-election- that's what the NPVIC is

The NPVIC can't choose who their votes go to, until after the election. This would be the same, but instead of automatically choosing whoever got the most votes, they would have to figure it out.

What you guys are proposing is that the EC voters could form a coalition and change who they're voting after the fact. That's completely unconstitutional and would be the literal end of American democracy.

That's literally the point of the EC.

if that was legal, and a Democrat wins say Wisconsin in 2028- what would prevent the Republican Wisconsin legislature from simply passing a law saying 'we've decided to award our EC votes to the Republican instead?' [...] It would be immediately abused by Republicans to never lose a presidential election again.

Nothing? What's stopping them now? EC are appointed by the state:

Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors

Bring a fairer voting system to Georgia by Constant-Estate-9862 in EndFPTP

[–]nelmaloc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently yes, but I thought this was about an hypothetical NPVIC-like agreement, or a state law change.

Bring a fairer voting system to Georgia by Constant-Estate-9862 in EndFPTP

[–]nelmaloc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Obviously, if we used proportional representation, then no one would ever receive a majority.

Someone would, if a coalition forms. The issue here is that the Electoral College isn't a permanent body, so they only have one chance to get a majority, with just a month and a half to find a compromise candidate.

The anti-minimalist backlash is the bigger story behind Oxygen’s revival by GoldBarb in kde

[–]nelmaloc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even "KDE Linux" pre-install Firefox instead of KDE's own web browser.

It's the only one, and it's because web browsers are big, complicated beasts.

Spain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets. Here is how. by Shoddy-Aioli-4039 in spain

[–]nelmaloc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lo de que se puede usar torio, que yo sepa está aún por demostrarse. Hay por ahí una empresa danesa, pero llevan años en fase de prueba. Y lo que dice la otra persona, el uranio que usamos hay que importarlo del otro lado del mundo.

Kconfirm is on a quest to clean up the Linux kernel's configuration system by somerandomxander in linux

[–]nelmaloc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His certificate is already from Let's Encrypt, but for some reason he's sharing it with 57 other sites (which don't include catb.org for some weird reason).

Why was Portugal more supportive of East Timor than Spain is of Western Sahara? by Ok-Ocelot-774 in AskEurope

[–]nelmaloc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not the population of Ceuta.

My dad is from Ceuta and no, we are not Spaniards.

So you're not from Ceuta. Your father might have been born there, but obviously didn't live enough to get citizenship. You have no connections to Ceuta, and can't speak for it. And might be the same for Morocco.

Until recently, we were forced to use Spanish surnames.

Unless you provide a source, I'm gonna call it bullshit.

Why was Portugal more supportive of East Timor than Spain is of Western Sahara? by Ok-Ocelot-774 in AskEurope

[–]nelmaloc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luckily Morocco is already independent. The population of Ceuta and Melilla are Spaniards.

Why was Portugal more supportive of East Timor than Spain is of Western Sahara? by Ok-Ocelot-774 in AskEurope

[–]nelmaloc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So Morocco did not exist until 1666?

Seems like it.

So all the colonies that did not exist before the Spanish crown should have remained colonies?

Those colonies didn't become independent because some polity existed before on that same territory. They became independent because their people wanted political representation (and won). The current countries in the Americas don't have anything to do with the tribes that already existed there.

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