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  • Wait is this how you get up to date when your system is past long term support?

    Pretty much! You just modify the apt sources, and upgrade incrementing by each stable release until you reach current stable. Each upgrade guide has a section that points you to the guide for the previous version if your version doesn't match.

    Would not recommend doing backups drunk.

    :D in my experience, there's a certain amount of drink-inspired overconfidence that can be helpful, but it's very easy to go over. I need more testing to find the exact line - it might also wrap around again if you drink more. More investigation needed :)

  • There were some breakthroughs in postmarketOS with the BlackBerry KEY2 recently. I really hope a phone with the Blackberry Classic form factor gets good mobile linux support in the next few years (bonus points if it's a linux-first device!) A physical keyboard (in that form factor) is one of the few things that could convince me to ditch the Librem 5.

    I grew up on the tail end of Blackberry's dominance. Most of the people in my school had a Blackberry, I've always envied those keyboards, and I feel really nostalgic about them.

    There's something special about that form factor that appeals to me more than the N900 or clamshell designs. I think it's that they're happy to compromise the screen for a great keyboard, rather than the other way round.

  • I'm happy this has happened. I'm still pretty wary, though. Can there be a cross party debate and agreement on what the limits should be? I worry the "mandatory" part will just get pushed through later on, like the encryption backdoor clause of the OSA.

  • By dumbing down the suite, are you talking about things like flatpak / atomic distros?

    If so, I am also not a fan of those things - give me Debian stable and the software in the repos and I'm happy - but I also don't think I will be harmed by others coming in and trying different approaches. From what I can tell, with each paradigm shift, the old approach doesn't go away, but stays powered by the volunteers who care about it.

  • I will give my guest a three course meal!

    • Starter: Mackerel sandwich
    • Main: Half a frozen pizza
    • Desert: Lidl's fake Ben and Jerry fish food ice cream
  • That's interesting - I hadn't heard too much dissatisfaction with IPv6 before, except for the slow adoption, and the not-as-nice looking addresses. Is it an aesthetic preference or just that IPv6 is overkill? Or any other advantages to doing it the "IPv5" way?

  • I think the only one I've seen (or seen and remembered) is 12 Angry Men. It's one of my favourites.

    I like the message, the way it's presented and the timelessness of it.