[Chicago-talk] Alpine Linux distribution

[Shlomi Fish]

Hi Joel!

On Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:31:32 -0500
J L <joel.limardo at forwardphase.com> wrote:

> The rule of the 'FI's:
> 
> 1. The FIRST time somebody asks you to do something you don't do refer them
> to someone else that does it.
> 2. The FIFTH time somebody asks you to do something you don't do start
> asking for referrals from wherever you are directing the business.
> 3. The FIFTEENTH time somebody asks you to do something you don't do
> IMMEDIATELY start charging and outsource the work.
> 

Good one! Thanks for sharing.

Reminds me of:

«
The word "idiot-proof" [= laymen-proof],
after bundled with <link
xlink:href="https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/fortunes/show.cgi?id=joel-remarkable-customer-service-3">Joel
Spolsky's advice</link> to permanently fix users-reported-problems,
gets a new meaning when some laymen are tech geeks who
have GitHub accounts and are versed in the command-line, e.g:
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/shlomif/fortune-mod/issues/45">fortune-mod
issue #45</link> . I may be a "victim" of my own success.
»


> 
> 
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 7:33 PM Shlomi Fish <shlomif at shlomifish.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Jim,
> >
> > On Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:50:36 -0400
> > James E Keenan <jkeenan at pobox.com> wrote:
> >  
> > > On 9/25/22 21:10, Steven Lembark wrote:  
> > > >
> > > > https://alpinelinux.org/about/
> > > >
> > > > Alpine Linux is an independent, non-commercial, general purpose Linux
> > > > distribution designed for power users who appreciate security,  
> > simplicity  
> > > > and resource efficiency.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The catch is that "power users" means it's not intended for
> > > > anyone doing anything usual; it's intended for people who
> > > > have a specific need and know how to work around any issues
> > > > that arise.
> > > >
> > > > This makes it un-suitable for general testing.
> > > >  
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, that doesn't stop people from sending failure reports to
> > > CPANtesters or to Perl 5 Porters. :-(
> > >  
> >
> > "just say no"?
> >
> > http://shlomifishswiki.branchable.com/Never_Try_to_Please_Everyone/
> >
> > This is one case where a canned response may be justified.
> >  
> > > jimk
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> >
> >
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> > Shlomi Fish       https://www.shlomifish.org/
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> >
> > Wikipedia has a page about everything including the
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_sink .
> >
> >     — https://www.shlomifish.org/humour.html
> >
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