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#51 Re: Intergalactic Communities » Hello fellow Devuan devs can we build something?? » 2026-07-20 21:53:59

Perhaps this will be a first step to YOUR valuable and much appreciated contribution:

https://bugs.devuan.org/

https://bugs.devuan.org/db/ix/full.html

Onward to init freedom!!!

#52 Re: Intergalactic Communities » Hello fellow Devuan devs can we build something?? » 2026-07-20 19:57:09

Attracting new users is a good thing but a more important focus would be to build a redundancy of competent developers who can deal with our infrastructure and the nonsense that Debian/RedHat keep lobbing at us. YOUR pet project may be helpful or a pure delight but it does nothing to support the tasks that are necessary to maintain Devuan's viability. Please start pulling in the direction that will sustain Devuan's future. Time to saddle up, folks!

#54 Re: Documentation » My Devuan-Knowledge base (unofficial) on Github Pages. Few Questions » 2026-07-19 16:52:46

Isn't a corner where the dunces go to sit and reflect on their unskillful actions?

Sorry . . . couldn't resist . . .  big_smile

#55 Re: Documentation » My Devuan-Knowledge base (unofficial) on Github Pages. Few Questions » 2026-07-19 12:53:43

ovi wrote:

I just want to have my own corner of internet . . .

And most everyone else these days does too instead of pulling collaboratively in the same direction towards a common goal. That is not a strategy that will sustain free software . . .

#57 Re: DIY » Gamut is a native X11 color-engineering tool for Linux » 2026-07-18 16:35:05

No sound here in 2 browsers but it is waaay too "twitchy" for me to watch anyway . . . smile

#59 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Upcoming Devuan install with full disk encryption - Tips & Advice? » 2026-07-10 17:30:41

Welcome to Devuan pumpkin_pie!

https://www.devuan.org/os/install is a good place to start.

And this forum does have a search feature.  wink

#60 Re: Off-topic » HexChat's GTK3 Successor: ZoiteChat » 2026-07-07 21:43:49

Please do let us know when/if you ever figure it out.  wink

#61 Re: Off-topic » Debian looking to switch to the non-GNU Rust based uutils » 2026-07-07 19:52:54

Please, please focus on finding something useful to contribute to Devuan rather than flapping gums.  wink.

#62 Re: Off-topic » Debian looking to switch to the non-GNU Rust based uutils » 2026-07-07 19:21:05

Why are you even touching Lunduke's nonsense and taking it seriously? You are all over the place and seem to have no guardrails and it concerns me that you will step in a big pile that will negatively impact Devuan. Please take it down a notch. You are not qualified to speak for or about Devuan in any way. Please try to find something to contribute to Devuan that will actually be useful . . .

#63 Re: Off-topic » Debian looking to switch to the non-GNU Rust based uutils » 2026-07-07 17:28:58

Personally, I would not trust ANY assurance/statement coming from Debian and it concerns me that you would even consider accepting it at face value.

#64 Re: Off-topic » HexChat's GTK3 Successor: ZoiteChat » 2026-07-07 13:39:23

Please do let us know when/if you ever figure it out.  wink

#65 Re: Other Issues » Other sources of documentation » 2026-07-06 22:37:37

Thanks rbit . . . I had totally forgotten about that page since I'm not maintaining Devuan's websites anymore.  smile

#66 Re: Other Issues » Other sources of documentation » 2026-07-06 20:00:01

Uityyy wrote:

As of today, if I were to say, "I have a few hours to spare, let's see if I can help transform a package from Debian to Devuan" I couldn't name a single one in need of attention because there isn't written wishlist anywhere.

That is not how Devuan works. YOU need to ACTIVELY frequent places where bugs are reported like https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/list/devuan-dev.en.html and if one suits your skills, take it on and fix it. Didn't rrq explain that to you a few posts up?

#67 Re: Off-topic » HexChat's GTK3 Successor: ZoiteChat » 2026-07-06 17:49:43

I second that most excellent idea! It still works fine for me on Daedalus but sooner or later . . .

#68 Re: Other Issues » Other sources of documentation » 2026-07-05 22:27:33

Greetings Uityyy! Nice to see you on the forum . . .

Devuan contributors are 99% self-motivated. Since only you know you skills and interests, wouldn't it be more logical for you to hang around and if you see something that needs attention and piques your interest, just do what needs to be done and submit the fix? There are very few times I have ever asked someone to do something and then only after knowing them for some time. IOW . . . this is not a top down organization where we assign projects. If you see something that needs attention perhaps discuss it on our channels then just do it or not.

#69 Re: Other Issues » Other sources of documentation » 2026-07-05 20:41:47

Sounds like a job for a PHP programmer who's into web development! wink

Several decades ago, I was lured into using PHP for parts of my websites and got badly burned by upgrades that would break the sites and require extensive reconstruction. On one complicated site, I went through the hassle of moving all that php data to a very long list of text archives that would never need to be touched again. They haven't needed any maintenance/reconstruction since then.  big_smile

#70 Re: Other Issues » Other sources of documentation » 2026-07-05 20:14:16

Someone has quietly been working on the 4th or 5th attempt to create a viable wiki for several years. The only one that had any value (IMO) was the first which was self-hosted by a user and admined by a few of us who have been here since the fork. We eventually burned out and there was actually very little value in most of the content created by individuals scratching their own itch instead of content that would  be valuable to other users.

IMO a wiki is a low priority project for Devuan. We need more hands on deck capable of dealing with the transformation of packages from Debian to Devuan and avoiding the onslaught of challenges being thrown at us by Debian and their corporate masters nearly daily. Focusing on a wiki is a bit like fiddling while Rome burns . . .

#71 Re: Off-topic » [SOLVED] Why hasn't sysvinit been abandoned yet? » 2026-07-05 19:42:08

Awww . . . thanks greenjeans and Altoid but I'm not sure for what because I gave up reading steve-v's abusive, fantasy-filled tirades a long time ago. I am so removed from the low-life "culture" in which he swims that the insults he churns out would likely go right over my head. I want to associate with the best of the best not the dregs of our devolving species. wink

#72 Re: Off-topic » [SOLVED] Why hasn't sysvinit been abandoned yet? » 2026-07-04 16:43:34

Now I get your nic. Hopefully you'll grow up some day .

#73 Re: Off-topic » [SOLVED] Why hasn't sysvinit been abandoned yet? » 2026-07-04 16:18:29

If it works, don't fix it. Shiny new s**t just stirs the pot and is a waste of time and resources IMO.

#74 Re: DIY » Resource for DIYers » 2026-06-17 16:16:07

Hey stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn . . . Thanks for finding and updating the link to Steve Litt's most excellent resource. Another reminder that things are in constant flux . . .

#75 Re: Packaging for Devuan » Repackaging Debian packages » 2026-06-14 14:08:21

You do not need to add Debian repositories to Devuan and in fact should not do that because all Debian packages that are compatible with Devuan are already passed through to Devuan with this bit of "Amprolla Magic":

https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=3192

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