Is the fact that SteamOS is based on Arch going to change this such that prior Arch users must now suffer through Gentoo or will they stay the same, considering the proprietary inclusions of SteamOS to be enough to exclude it from the fold?
A joke like this is funny once. The screenshot in the OP can be reshared endlessly (whether it's real or not), and anyone trying to make another iteration of this joke is just spamming the project with useless noise. It makes work for maintainers.
Fortunately it seems like this hasn't been a problem in this particular repository, unlike the Linux repository which received endless spam before GH gave them the tools to block it. But if this becomes a trend, Arch might need to deal with dozens of joke issues per week, and there's just nothing funny about that.
Edit: just confirmed that the OP screenshot is fake, which is good. (Issue #4269 doesn't exist yet and the number itself is two memes.)
I wouldn't say this is "what GitHub has become" per se, only a handful of unlucky projects need to deal with PR/issue spam. What @Zangoose@lemmy.world said is right, the Linux PR spam is largely inconsequential because GitHub PRs (or issues) were never accepted in the first place.
To be fair, Linux isn't developed on GitHub (it's developed on the Linux Kernel Mailing List and kernel.org) and most of the spammers knew that going into it. The PRs on that repo were mostly just people trolling any bystanders that took it seriously until the internet did what they do best and took the joke too far.
In this specific example they didn't waste anyone's time or resources because it was never being used or monitored in the first place.
Edit for more additional context: Linus (who created git in the first place) mentioned not liking centralized git servers so he's specifically said for multiple years that he never considered actually moving development over to something like GitHub
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Prunebutt@slrpnk.net · 192 pts · 305d
I never had that problem.
I could not reproduce. (⌐■_■)
craftrabbit@lemmy.zip · 157 pts · 305d
KarfiolosHus@discuss.tchncs.de · 46 pts · 305d
Fuck you.
Have a nice day
davidgro@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 305d
But then they won't be able to use arch.
BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 67 pts · 305d
Have you tried switching your long socks, and wearing your choker?
UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 305d
How do you think they lost their virginity?
Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club · 12 pts · 305d
Thocks work better than long socks.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 305d
Well, that's it. There's no coming back from this. You have to install Mint now.
Valmond@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 305d
Don't forget the compatible socks!
chellomere@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 305d
What kind of socks do you need for Linux Mint? Are any mint green ok?
Valmond@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 305d
I prefer mint/blue or mint/chocolate, but I'm mostly doing network coding and light gaming so YMMV.
mika_mika@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 304d
I'm tech illiterate- is mint Linux for people who aren't masochists?
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 304d
Yes. It's easy to install and easy to use. Perfect to get started with Linux.
sudo@programming.dev · 23 pts · 305d
#4269
takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 305d
3935 is the latest issue, so we have to wait a bit
69420@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 304d
Not quite.
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 305d
You just need to edit virginity.conf in the virginity.d directory.
I used to have sex, like 25 years ago, when I used Windows.
Rakonat@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 305d
Oh so that's why I couldn't get it to work on fresh install. Thought I was just stupid.
goatinspace@feddit.org · 10 pts · 305d
Replace virginity with systemd then reboot Arch.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 9 pts · 304d
When people ask me why I haven't switch to Linux yet, this is why. I'm too much of a stud 😔
j4k3@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 305d
Graduated pacman emerges... and we all know emerge is Gentoo. This one doesn't compile.
Bazell@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 305d
We lost another virgin warrior. 😔😢
itkovian@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 305d
That is not a problem to me because I never lose. Not even my virginity.
Credibly_Human@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 305d
Is the fact that SteamOS is based on Arch going to change this such that prior Arch users must now suffer through Gentoo or will they stay the same, considering the proprietary inclusions of SteamOS to be enough to exclude it from the fold?
tux7350@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 305d
Excuse me have you heard about our lord and savior, NixOS?
nyan@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 305d
I doubt most of them could stick with the Gentoo installation procedure for long enough to make it to a usable system.
Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 304d
Compiling answer...
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 305d
Rookie move
tux0r@feddit.org · 3 pts · 305d
I use Gentoo btw
monounity@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 305d
tux0r@feddit.org · 2 pts · 305d
Maybe your computer lost his virginity.
msage@programming.dev · 2 pts · 304d
Me too, Gentoo is the best.
rhpp@programming.dev · 1 pts · 305d
https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/issues/3936
P.S.: This issue was not submitted by me, it just happened to be the latest submitted issue at the time of this post.
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 17 pts · 305d
No.
A joke like this is funny once. The screenshot in the OP can be reshared endlessly (whether it's real or not), and anyone trying to make another iteration of this joke is just spamming the project with useless noise. It makes work for maintainers.
Fortunately it seems like this hasn't been a problem in this particular repository, unlike the Linux repository which received endless spam before GH gave them the tools to block it. But if this becomes a trend, Arch might need to deal with dozens of joke issues per week, and there's just nothing funny about that.
Edit: just confirmed that the OP screenshot is fake, which is good. (Issue #4269 doesn't exist yet and the number itself is two memes.)
tetris11@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 305d
Woah, I wasn't prepared for that. I understand now why the FSF close their doors to unvetted outside contributors, if this is what github has become
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 304d
Yeah...
I wouldn't say this is "what GitHub has become" per se, only a handful of unlucky projects need to deal with PR/issue spam. What @Zangoose@lemmy.world said is right, the Linux PR spam is largely inconsequential because GitHub PRs (or issues) were never accepted in the first place.
But then there Express.js, which receives loads of useless PRs because some terrible YouTube tutorials show kids how to make baby's first GitHub pull request: https://github.com/expressjs/express/pulls?page=1&q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed+Readme.md So in a way this is what GitHub has become. This and the inescapable AI crap.
Zangoose@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 304d
To be fair, Linux isn't developed on GitHub (it's developed on the Linux Kernel Mailing List and kernel.org) and most of the spammers knew that going into it. The PRs on that repo were mostly just people trolling any bystanders that took it seriously until the internet did what they do best and took the joke too far.
In this specific example they didn't waste anyone's time or resources because it was never being used or monitored in the first place.
Edit for more additional context: Linus (who created git in the first place) mentioned not liking centralized git servers so he's specifically said for multiple years that he never considered actually moving development over to something like GitHub