Re: [dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-08 Thread Greg Minshall
Martin, there is much wisdom in what you write. and, the text you cited (i summarize as "write once, throw it away; write it again another day") is also very powerful. the problem, ultimately, is understanding what the problem to be solved actually is, wrestling with that problem until you reall

Re: [dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-08 Thread Martin Tournoij
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021, at 14:02, Sagar Acharya wrote: > I have written this article at the link below. > > https://designman.org/sagaracharya/blog/pretend_computer_security > > It enhances the value of suckless by pointing the problems in gigantic > softwares. Let me know what you think. I'm remi

Re: [dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-07 Thread Страхиња Радић
On 21/08/07 08:02, Sagar Acharya wrote: > It enhances the value of suckless by pointing the problems in gigantic > softwares. Let me know what you think. The plural form of "software" is "software". "Softwares" is not a real word in English. > Thanking you *Thank you > It enhances the value of

Re: [dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-07 Thread Sagar Acharya
> On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 10:34:00AM +0200, Sagar Acharya wrote: > >> Just 1 thing needs to be done, make easier for a majority to use minimal, >> secure software and make it harder for majority to use gigantic, malware >> injected software. And things would become better. >> > Sadly not possi

Re: [dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-07 Thread Hadrien Lacour
On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 02:54:18PM +0200, Sagar Acharya wrote: > > > > On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 10:34:00AM +0200, Sagar Acharya wrote: > > > >> Just 1 thing needs to be done, make easier for a majority to use minimal, > >> secure software and make it harder for majority to use gigantic, malware >

Re: [dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-07 Thread Hadrien Lacour
On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 06:59:08AM -0600, Lincoln Auster wrote: > Hi, > > > Anyway, you're correct, and that's why modularity (which needs a > > better interchange format than UNIX's stream of bytes, to be honest) > > This is pretty irrelevant to the original email, but in terms of IPC > protocols,

Re: [dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-07 Thread Hiltjo Posthuma
On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 08:02:31AM +0200, Sagar Acharya wrote: > I have written this article at the link below. > > https://designman.org/sagaracharya/blog/pretend_computer_security > > It enhances the value of suckless by pointing the problems in gigantic > softwares. Let me know what you think

Re: [dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-07 Thread Lincoln Auster
Hi, > Anyway, you're correct, and that's why modularity (which needs a > better interchange format than UNIX's stream of bytes, to be honest) This is pretty irrelevant to the original email, but in terms of IPC protocols, what would you suggest instead? I've been writing a small application with

Re: [dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-07 Thread Sagar Acharya
Aug 7, 2021, 1:03 PM by hadrien.lac...@posteo.net: > On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 08:02:31AM +0200, Sagar Acharya wrote: > >> I have written this article at the link below. >> >> https://designman.org/sagaracharya/blog/pretend_computer_security >> >> It enhances the value of suckless by pointing the pr

[dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-07 Thread Sagar Acharya
I have written this article at the link below. https://designman.org/sagaracharya/blog/pretend_computer_security It enhances the value of suckless by pointing the problems in gigantic softwares. Let me know what you think. Thanking you Sagar Acharya https://designman.org

Re: [dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-07 Thread Hadrien Lacour
On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 10:34:00AM +0200, Sagar Acharya wrote: > Just 1 thing needs to be done, make easier for a majority to use minimal, > secure software and make it harder for majority to use gigantic, malware > injected software. And things would become better. Sadly not possible, as the who

Re: [dev] Article in line with suckless.org

2021-08-07 Thread Hadrien Lacour
On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 08:02:31AM +0200, Sagar Acharya wrote: > I have written this article at the link below. > > https://designman.org/sagaracharya/blog/pretend_computer_security > > It enhances the value of suckless by pointing the problems in gigantic > softwares. Let me know what you think.