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Comment Re:Forked the Debian? or the Debian? (Score 2) 184

At least at the time, Debian's GNOME package had a hardcoded dependency on the systemd package, not a feature/virtual package which provides the services. And GNOME DDs were refusing to change that, because they didn't like the systemd-shim.

Whether that was the case then it isn't now.

gdm3 depends on libpam-systemd.

libpam-systemd depends on systemd-sysv | systemd-shim.

There is exactly one package in current Jessie or Sid that depends on systemd -- gummiboot.

Comment Re:Forked the Debian? or the Debian? (Score 1) 184

The proposition to have multiple init system in Debian was promptly rejected

No it wasn't.

What was rejected was the proposition that packages that didn't support all init systems should be removed from Debian, violating the Debian constitution:

2.1.1 Nothing in this constitution imposes an obligation on anyone to do work for the Project. A person who does not want to do a task which has been delegated or assigned to them does not need to do it. However, they must not actively work against these rules and decisions properly made under them.

Deboian does have multiple init systems, and if people want it to continue to have multiple init systems then it is up to those people to do the work, not to try to force other developpers to do the work for them.

Comment Re:Am I missing something? (Score 5, Interesting) 229

You must be thinking of the USA where the following offences merit mandatory jail time:

(1) driving while Black.
(2) walking while White.
(3) possession of a Penis.

You forgot that
(1) walking while black and
(2) selling loose cigarettes while black and, my favourite,
(3) carrying a toy gun in a toyshop while black
are punished by on-the-spot execution.

The hilarious part of (3) is that he was shot for carrying a toy rifle in an open carry state.

Comment Re:Why Steam? Why? (Score 5, Insightful) 160

Had this happened 5 years ago, it's likely ISIS wouldn't have happened, but sadly they can survive now without Iranian funding.

Oh, dear, you were doing so well with your amateur economics lesson, then you stray into international affairs and fuck up bad.

Iran has never funded, and could never conceivably fund, ISIS.

ISIS is a bunch of Sunni islamic loons. Iran is a bunch of Shia islamic loons. ISIS kill Shia more or less on sight.

Iran is an ally of ISIS's enemies, Iraq and Syria. Iran is currently bombing ISIS.

If ISIS received outside funding it came from the Gulf, possibly including Saudi Arabia.

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