Posts by Rocket Lawnchair

A lot has been said already, but I'd like to throw in my two cents into this particular topic that has been coming up quite often as computers become more prevalent in society. In my opinion, to suggest that software development is an...

Quote:Originally Posted by Plan9 Quote:Originally Posted by Shrak False. Most programs are found in the regular repo's. The only programs really in the AUR are hacked programs. Most of which aren't needed for most people...

Quote:Originally Posted by MJD Personally speaking, I prefer Qt from a programmers perspective. I dislike projects that attempt to implement more advanced object orientated features in C (for instance, gobject), and that's what I...

Have you made sure you're using the right ethernet interface? The newest version of systemd has changed the default schema for naming network devices. Try running: Code: ip link It should list all the network devices connected....

Quote:Originally Posted by xeekei Quote:Originally Posted by Plan9 Quote:Originally Posted by xeekei I'm thinking of going to KDE again. It's good-looking and powerful. Though being a non-GTK DE I feel my habits are going...

Quote:Originally Posted by MJD Except systemd is a really good way of dealing with the init system. I rather see it available everywhere. And of course its not perfectly cross-platform (it is, after all, a low level system...

The headline is certainly inflammatory, but I'd advise you guys to at least read the article. Honestly, he makes a couple of good points. Android phones gained traction because of their price points. The operating system itself, in the...

Quote:Originally Posted by MJD For systemd, I think it is both a good and a bad thing. Its good points are how it tries to manage services, being able to tell if the service is still running, providing complete clean up, and such. ...

Quote:Originally Posted by xeekei I like systemd. systemd is fantastic. All the hate really seems to be directed towards Poettering himself, rather than the framework itself. It's certainly far superior than the alternatives.

Quote:Originally Posted by mk16 Hi just a quick question, I was reading on the net that most linux distros have something called ALSA to play music and that you could install OSS to play music instead and that it sounds better. So...