Sunday, August 23rd, 2026, 3:38 am
Focusing More on GNU/Linux, as It Grows Fast This Summer
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N the modest local market we buy almost everything. We pay with cash, we enjoy every moment of it unless it’s rainy, and we can return things if they’re faulty (provided we know the vendor and choose a reliable one based on reputation/pedigree/word of mouth).
One thing I learned over the years is that forming personal connections/relations with vendors doesn’t just give you “free stuff”, it also gives you useful friendships, sometimes “free advice”.
I may need to find gift/s in market today (Sunday Market), then make 5 or 6 cards for Rianne, so I don’t expect many articles to be published throughout the day. I always enjoy writing unique things, but then again… “s/n ratio” (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) matters. Besides, it’s a Sunday!
Lately we’ve seen lots of VERY good news regarding Free software, not just taking into account the rapid growth of GNU/Linux this summer. Maybe the Summer Vacation (long break for Western nations in particular) gives people time and incentive to explore GNU/Linux, resulting in usage surges; I’ve just told a friend that I don’t wanna ‘miss’ those surges due to stories I can tell ‘later’ (no rush) – mostly the personal stories about lawfare, for those aren’t so time-sensitive anyhow.
I will improve “s/n ratio” here and in other sites. Maybe I’ll make “s/n ratio” a sort of New Year’s Resolution as well, some time in late December. A quota system (like “no more than 10 posts in this site per day”) would be too prohibitive and restrictive because numbers alone don’t say much and not all posts are similar in length/importance.
