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https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/ [ 1 ] was sphinx.pocoo.org

Very geeky, sparse documentation (just a readme).. needs a lot more time

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^ 1 was sphinx.pocoo.org

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/

My policy in general is to have as few moving parts as possible. The few inter-dependant projects, the simpler the software, the more straightforward the setup is the easier everything becomes.

PulseAudio is a steaming pile of shit which I’ve never had working correctly. Even finding basic documentation on how to use it isn’t out there.

Brought to you by the author of systemd, so you know it’s Evil.

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Software > VoIP, Instant messagers >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.ventrilo.com/

  • aka Vent
  • I’ve since switched to Mumble.
  • Mangler is an open source vent client for Linux.



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This page is about ZFS-fuse, the ZFS attempt for Linux

(on Wikipedia)
https://web.archive.org/web/20121229103643/http://zfs-fuse.net/

ZFS is a filesystem.

I have abandoned this filesystem because it is about as closed as it can get without being officially closed. It’s hampered by awkward licensing and patents making it intentionally incompatible with the GPL.

Even if it was made to work perfectly, running under FUSE is sub-optimal.

It also seems horrifyingly complex to use. Seriously.

Its checksumming is important for The Chain of Trust.

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