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Many of the participants may also be reading it in a terminal emulator with no web browser nearby.

by nroets 3y ago

rblatz 3y ago
Are they on a PDP-11 or a dumb terminal?
- treeman79 3y ago
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser) Used this daily for many years. Was great when connecting to the internet was only practical via a shell.
  - Dylan16807 3y ago
    Did you try it on this site? All of the comments/updates on the bug report are loaded by javascript and don't work for me in lynx or elinks.
    - aabbcc1241 3y ago
      Do you mean hacker news as "this site"? HN seems to be server side rendered, so it should display well without Javascript.
      - jwilk 3y ago
        I think they meant <https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1696 https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1696>.
- inetknght 3y ago
  > Are they on...? I've met people who seriously do use dumb terminals and other people who have seriously discussed using a PDP-11. So, while your question might sound sarcastic, the answer is definitely yes. Nerds gonna nerd. Nothing wrong with that. I personally don't like going to gitlab or github because I don't like the businesses behind them. That's another point irrespective of whether I'm browsing in a terminal or ancient device.
  - nickelpro 3y ago
    You recognize that using hardware from the 70s means you're in a single digit minority right? You can't possibly expect the world to cater to such affectations
- hedora 3y ago
  They might be using linux. After all, it's just a glorified news group reader for starving/cheap undergrads.
  - nroets 3y ago
    On some favors of Linux (gnome), it's possible to right click on a link that appears in a terminal emulator and open it. However there are many things that all need to work: Firefox (or similar) installed (using a snap??) DNS must work Firewall allow it Preferably open the browser on a second monitor for easy work flow. Oh and to click the link, the programmer may need to find his wireless mouse because he may not have used it in days.
_zoltan_ 3y ago
maybe those people should rethink how to do stuff in 2023.
- owenmarshall 3y ago
  Their software, their workflow. "Bend to it or pick something else" seems entirely fine to me.
  - _zoltan_ 3y ago
    this is not really true for open source, I think. since it's collaborative I think it's fair to expect people to be able to open a GitHub link
    - owenmarshall 3y ago
      I run OpenBSD on most of my systems. The OpenBSD development team collaborates using cvs instead of git because it fits their workflow well. If I wanted to collaborate with them, I'd use cvs too – and if I wanted to move them to git I'd do it after becoming a core contributor, not before. If I'm going to send bug reports & patches here and there, I'm going to do it in a way that makes it easy for Theo and team to review. This is very much a Chesterton's fence topic, I think. Linux developers have settled on a workflow that works for them, and if you want to get time from the people who are doing the bulk of the work it's fair to expect you to work within their requests.
      - rblatz 3y ago
        This dude literally spent days doing their work. Rebooted Linux nearly 300k to find their fuckup. Then they have the infantile reaction to complain about clicking a link?
    - snapcaster 3y ago
      you're wrong. instead you should adopt the standards of the group you're attempting to join. Getting "tourist who complains about customs of country they visit" vibes from this comment

Many of the participants may also be reading it in a terminal emulator with no web browser nearby.

by nroets 3y ago

Many of the participants may also be reading it in a terminal emulator with no web browser nearby.

rblatz 3y ago

Are they on a PDP-11 or a dumb terminal?

treeman79 3y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser) Used this daily for many years. Was great when connecting to the internet was only practical via a shell.
- Dylan16807 3y ago
  Did you try it on this site? All of the comments/updates on the bug report are loaded by javascript and don't work for me in lynx or elinks.
  - aabbcc1241 3y ago
    Do you mean hacker news as "this site"? HN seems to be server side rendered, so it should display well without Javascript.
    - jwilk 3y ago
      I think they meant <https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1696 https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1696>.
inetknght 3y ago
> Are they on...? I've met people who seriously do use dumb terminals and other people who have seriously discussed using a PDP-11. So, while your question might sound sarcastic, the answer is definitely yes. Nerds gonna nerd. Nothing wrong with that. I personally don't like going to gitlab or github because I don't like the businesses behind them. That's another point irrespective of whether I'm browsing in a terminal or ancient device.
- nickelpro 3y ago
  You recognize that using hardware from the 70s means you're in a single digit minority right? You can't possibly expect the world to cater to such affectations
hedora 3y ago
They might be using linux. After all, it's just a glorified news group reader for starving/cheap undergrads.
- nroets 3y ago
  On some favors of Linux (gnome), it's possible to right click on a link that appears in a terminal emulator and open it. However there are many things that all need to work: Firefox (or similar) installed (using a snap??) DNS must work Firewall allow it Preferably open the browser on a second monitor for easy work flow. Oh and to click the link, the programmer may need to find his wireless mouse because he may not have used it in days.

_zoltan_ 3y ago

maybe those people should rethink how to do stuff in 2023.

owenmarshall 3y ago
Their software, their workflow. "Bend to it or pick something else" seems entirely fine to me.
- _zoltan_ 3y ago
  this is not really true for open source, I think. since it's collaborative I think it's fair to expect people to be able to open a GitHub link
  - owenmarshall 3y ago
    I run OpenBSD on most of my systems. The OpenBSD development team collaborates using cvs instead of git because it fits their workflow well. If I wanted to collaborate with them, I'd use cvs too – and if I wanted to move them to git I'd do it after becoming a core contributor, not before. If I'm going to send bug reports & patches here and there, I'm going to do it in a way that makes it easy for Theo and team to review. This is very much a Chesterton's fence topic, I think. Linux developers have settled on a workflow that works for them, and if you want to get time from the people who are doing the bulk of the work it's fair to expect you to work within their requests.
    - rblatz 3y ago
      This dude literally spent days doing their work. Rebooted Linux nearly 300k to find their fuckup. Then they have the infantile reaction to complain about clicking a link?
  - snapcaster 3y ago
    you're wrong. instead you should adopt the standards of the group you're attempting to join. Getting "tourist who complains about customs of country they visit" vibes from this comment