<p>Mutter? Mutter is for quitters.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 5, 2013 10:33 AM, "Erik Mitchell" <<a href="mailto:erik.mitchell@gmail.com">erik.mitchell@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
But what if there was a distro that didn't have any services at all?<br>
No features! Kind of reminds me of this song:<br>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CPKPpgJAwo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CPKPpgJAwo</a><br>
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now to fit in on the seattle scene<br>
you've gotta do somethin' they ain't never seen<br>
so thinkin' up a gimmick one day<br>
we decided to be the only band that wouldn't play a note<br>
under any circumstances<br>
silence<br>
music's original alternative<br>
root's grunge<br>
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-Erik<br>
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On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Joel Longanecker<br>
<<a href="mailto:joel.longanecker@gmail.com">joel.longanecker@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> If turning services on and off is a challenge for an individual, and the<br>
> default services are the basis for choosing a distro, one must wonder if<br>
> Linux is the correct tool of choice for the task at hand. Is it appropriate<br>
> for a toddler to be operating a skid loader? Nobody is going to fork Ubuntu<br>
> because they really hate cups or Bluetooth.<br>
><br>
> On Feb 5, 2013 12:36 AM, "B-o-B De Mars" <<a href="mailto:mr.chew.baka@gmail.com">mr.chew.baka@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> On 2/4/2013 11:12 PM, kelly wrote::<br>
>>><br>
>>> I would doubt that Slack enables bluetooth or cups, but I am not running<br>
>>> current (i.e. Slack 14) just yet. I know that is conservative, but I<br>
>>> will let you know after my download finishes and set up a vm. I am<br>
>>> getting the iso now. Not so sure why you need that. If you are trying<br>
>>> to tailor a system to your needs, you might want to make a package<br>
>>> seleciton based on what I posted before, or do some sort of Debian FAI<br>
>>> installer that is a cut list from the full installer. I guess I don't<br>
>>> know what you are asking for without some parameters to reply coherently.<br>
>>><br>
>><br>
>> Slackware does not enable bluetooth, cups, or any other service for that<br>
>> matter unless you request it during the install. It's the opposite (which I<br>
>> like) of the more popular distros that all the cool kids are using. You<br>
>> start with nothing, and turn on services as needed versus starting with<br>
>> everything only having to shut things down.<br>
>><br>
>> It's also fairly flexible as to what you want installed too. Min life<br>
>> support all the way up to everything & the kitchen sink.<br>
>><br>
>> It defaults to run level 3 out of the box, but comes with a handful of<br>
>> different GUI's as well<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.slackbuilds.org" target="_blank">www.slackbuilds.org</a> has been doing a really nice job providing build<br>
>> scripts for software not included in the stock distro.<br>
>><br>
>> It's not for everyone, but I recommend it to anyone.<br>
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