@petit it's GCC's fault for making non-standard extensions available in the first place. This extends to GNU as a whole, it's a really shit habit they have and the entire computer science ecosystem suffers under the heel of their garbage
@petit GNU is perhaps the single largest threat to software quality in our entire ecosystem
Yes, if that IS the case, you should be thankful to #Microsoft, be it a force for good or pure evil.
Also note that your third order exposure to GNU tools is what let your whole system EXIST.
I mean, yes, it's third order, but well... a pretty strong relationship, don't you think?
Not counting that, if sr.ht run on Intel hardware... you know Intel ME => Minix => GNU...
Now, don't get me wrong: I don't like GNU lack of design just like you do (probably more 🤣) and you should not like it if you don't.
But it deserves our gratitude 😉
Uhm... yeah... I did forget how picky you are with people who don't worship you.
As I said, I don't like GNU tools just like you, but cursing them won't hide the fact that basically all existing free software and all existing open source projects simply would NOT EXIST without them.
This is not a reason to worship GNU. But it's enough to not fire on the red cross.
Anyway... good night!
Well... this is not what Drew was saying.
Yes, that's something I could agree.... in the long run.
But honestly I'm really not sure that if all GNU projects would disappear right now, the world would keep going as if nothing happened.
No GTK? No Gimp? No Gnome?
I'm not saying the Free Software world wouldn't reboot, but it would be a hard reset.
its like this: sure, without your dad you woudn't exist, but what if your dad is a piece of shit?
sure, the open source and free software movements may be an outgrowth of the GNU project, but if their code is shit that means somebody has to waste a bunch of time rewriting all of that garbage. thanks for the social movement, but please GNU delete all of your code.