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Old 09-11-2014, 09:38 AM   #61
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Yes. I wouldn't blame the translator, though, but rather the person that probably gave the word to translate out of context.
 
Old 09-11-2014, 09:53 AM   #62
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Blame the English language, there are quite a few ambiguous words.
 
Old 09-11-2014, 10:04 AM   #63
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No language is to blame. Every language is a collection of metaphors that relies on context to provide meaning, and often the meanings are very different than what the individual words and phrases mean at face value. And to complicate matters, as just mentioned above, many words have more than one meaning. No electronic translator can be trusted to be accurate. They are simply tools that can be occasionally useful.

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Old 09-11-2014, 10:12 AM   #64
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The direction this thread took is incredible lol
 
Old 09-11-2014, 10:14 AM   #65
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Yeah, threads do drift about sometimes.
 
Old 09-11-2014, 12:00 PM   #66
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Don't get me wrong but this thread is kinda "bloated"

cheers,
 
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Old 09-11-2014, 04:45 PM   #67
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I run TWM as my main desktop having done a full install. KDE, KDEi and all the rest are there but I don't notice them because I don't use them. I've stripped down installs before now but I have to say I can't see that it was ever of any benefit to me. I certainly haven't perceived any lessening of performance by installing the full set.
 
Old 09-11-2014, 05:55 PM   #68
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Maybe the Windows translator was a time traveler, (picturing time along the abscissa) or traveling to Neverland. Ok, he or she was probably just using a program for word by word translation. Or it was a program.
 
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I think the main complaint can probably be traced to Slackware's package management tools not having dependency checking built in, so it can be hard for newcomers to scale down the system without breaking things, so a full install is generally the easiest way to work with Slackware. But the only problem there is, if we made Slackware into yet another Debian, it would lose the unique status it has as being one of the only distros out there that doesn't have dependency checking and is proud of it.
 
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But the only problem there is, if we made Slackware into yet another Debian, it would lose the unique status it has
True. Like it or not, Slackware is different than other distros. Love it or loathe it, Arch is unique. Such is the essence of choice. Slackware, Debian and CentOS are all good systems, but what would be the point of them being the same? Having many identical options is not a real choice.

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Old 09-11-2014, 07:41 PM   #71
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I do hope that PV continues to maintain a unique Gnu/Linux. Personally, I feel that Slackware fits my immediate and future needs. We do not need a hold your hand distribution, if you do then there are the *buntus out there. As to Slackware being bloated, no way. Slackware fits my needs as is and if I need to minimize then I do know how to trim. But why waste time trimming. You can always get MLED that should meet most users needs for a Desktop using Slackware Modified. If you want a full Slackware install then that too is doable.

Slackware is a fit & trimmed Gnu/Linux. Try that with a rolling release!
Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy!
 
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I think the main complaint can probably be traced to Slackware's package management tools not having dependency checking built in, so it can be hard for newcomers to scale down the system without breaking things, so a full install is generally the easiest way to work with Slackware. But the only problem there is, if we made Slackware into yet another Debian, it would lose the unique status it has as being one of the only distros out there that doesn't have dependency checking and is proud of it.
No, hell no. No dependency management is one of the best "features".
 
Old 09-12-2014, 12:02 AM   #73
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Hi,

I do hope that PV continues to maintain a unique Gnu/Linux. Personally, I feel that Slackware fits my immediate and future needs. We do not need a hold your hand distribution, if you do then there are the *buntus out there. As to Slackware being bloated, no way. Slackware fits my needs as is and if I need to minimize then I do know how to trim. But why waste time trimming. You can always get MLED that should meet most users needs for a Desktop using Slackware Modified. If you want a full Slackware install then that too is doable.
Thank you very much for the heads-up, onebuck. The information on that page is obsolete. I haven't found the time to update it yet. I'll keep you posted.
 
Old 09-12-2014, 12:17 AM   #74
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Should Slackware change its policy to "one software for each task", then the number of people who will have to install tons of extra packages will by far outnumber those who would feel a need to trim down their systems otherwise.
 
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Old 09-12-2014, 03:15 AM   #75
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There's always Salix for those who need a ready-made, trimmed-down, one-tool-per-task, setup.
 
  


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