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Enzyme · 2015-10-03 05:07:46

Sector11 wrote:

Enzyme wrote:
but it does necessarily lead to more work for forum mods, so...
No not really. We ban odd numbered new users on even days and even numbered new users on odd days. And since we can ban a six-pack at a time it's no biggie!
Now a "Bribe a Mod Fund"

... I DID NOT SAY THAT! ]:D ]:D

I LOL'd.

Enzyme · 2015-10-03 05:08:56

photonucleon wrote:

Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure I found CrunchBang first in the Wikipedia List of Lightweight Linux Distros. Can BunsenLabs go in that list (if it's not already)?

Actually, I probably get as much from this as I do from places like DW, so +1 for a good idea here.

nore · 2015-10-03 06:51:53

Sector11 wrote:

We ban odd numbered new users on even days and even numbered new users on odd days.

All days are odd here.

Speaking of Distrowatch, if BunsenLabs deserves to live long enough, time will take care of its DW ranking.

Döbbie03 · 2015-10-03 07:04:18

nore wrote:

Sector11 wrote:
We ban odd numbered new users on even days and even numbered new users on odd days.
Speaking of Distrowatch, if BunsenLabs deserves to live long enough, time will take care of its DW ranking.

Exactly.

pvsage · 2015-10-03 10:20:03

expat2be wrote:

ostrołęk wrote:
Why not take #! place at DW? At the moment DW says that #! is discontinued
That would probably be up to Philip aka Corenominal. He probably has a DW account.
Other DW distros have changed their names in the past. Example: Evolve OS is now Solus.

That is an option, but I believe BunsenLabs as a distro should succeed on its own merits.

If it comes down to paying 220 quid or not getting listed, I say DW can lick sweaty stallion n**s before we cough up one red cent.

DB_Cooper · 2015-10-03 11:59:45

pvsage wrote:

I say DW can lick sweaty stallion n**s before we cough up one red cent.

Couldn't agree more. It'll happen in time.

isosceles · 2015-10-03 17:11:06

I don't think there's anything ethical about treating every distro equally. $220 should be no trouble to raise for any distro that's well done and speaks to people's needs. It's a test of whether the devs can convince a rather small number of people to donate.

ohnonot wrote:

i read this thread diagonally, so forgive me if i'm repeating some things...
basically i have nothing against giving 220 credits to a cool project. but 220 bucks to skip the line?
that goes very much against a particular sense of ethics that i have.
...
otoh, if everyone here gives just one credit, we have enough.
but the thought really wants to make me puke.
the idea that some really cool distro can't skip the line because for them 220$ is a lot more money than for westerners... or because it actually really is a one-man project... or because they, too, find it immoral to skip the line... or because, like me, they don't want to use paypal & pals...
bright side:
my bl rc1 torrent has been seeded a lot, so people are downloading it.
alround i got the impression that word to mouth is taking place, people are using bunsenlabs.
the crunchbang forums redirect to bunsenlabs i heard.
what other channels do we have? reddit? some of those tech-blogs? debian forums? linuxquestions? ...
that said, if some bl dev posts a bank account number, i'll make sure to deposit a quid or two, for whatever bl-related purpose...

lcafiero · 2015-10-04 02:01:04

I'd vote no to paying DistroWatch, and as a tech journalist, this is kind of an interesting story -- pay to play. I'm glad that BunsenLabs is on the list (toward the bottom), but there should be some provision for being a descendant of CrunchBang that we should get credit for the time many of us had worked with it.

nobody0 · 2015-10-04 07:12:22

Distrowatch says;

Once you've created a Linux distribution and would like to have it listed on DistroWatch, you should email us to tell us your project's website. There is no need to provide any details at this stage. We'll take a look at the website and will let you know if we need further information.

This is not exactly true. Distrowatch searches the web and include distros into their "waiting list." Most distro creators of don't contact Distrowatch at all. Some don't even have a website.

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Sector11 · 2015-10-04 12:58:21

I don't think there is an official vote here just people voicing opinions of to pay or not to pay.

I don't like the idea at all. Let BunsenLabs find it's own way, on it's own merits! But I've said that before.

orionthehunter · 2015-10-04 13:24:36

220 dollars for tons of eyeballs is cheap advertising. I'd be happy to contribute. Why not? Distrowatch is a great audience, mostly people that are already familiar with Linux, looking to try something new. I found #! through DW.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-10-04 13:27:16

orionthehunter wrote:

Why not?

Support requests.

It was my understanding that this distribution was produced as a labour of love with a very guided and specific vision.

I don't think striving for popularity is the right way to go.

Build it and they will come...

orionthehunter · 2015-10-04 13:31:42

The hope would be to attract 1 or 2 active members capable of supporting the distribution for every 50 that can't. Many of you have joined the community and done just that. Do you think for some reason we won't attract those people anymore?

nobody0 · 2015-10-04 14:00:04

Maybe we should comment about BunsenLabs in DWW tomorrow?

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-10-04 14:26:27

orionthehunter wrote:

The hope would be to attract 1 or 2 active members capable of supporting the distribution for every 50 that can't.

Good point, I didn't think of it like that.

hhh · 2015-10-04 15:53:16

ostrołęk wrote:

Maybe we should comment about BunsenLabs in DWW tomorrow?

Please, no. The time for that would have been when we were announced in the "Added to waiting list" blurb of DW Weekly.

#! is recognized by Distrowatch and all of their links to #! now redirect to bunsenlabs.org, so this should be enough for now.

nobody0 · 2015-10-04 16:31:18

hhh wrote:

ostrołęk wrote:
Maybe we should comment about BunsenLabs in DWW tomorrow?
Please, no. The time for that would have been when we were announced in the "Added to waiting list" blurb of DW Weekly.
#! is recognized by Distrowatch and all of their links to #! now redirect to bunsenlabs.org, so this should be enough for now.

Crunchbang is;

Status: Discontinued
Popularity: Not ranked

at Distrowatch, so not in this page http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity so people would slowly forget about it, at least at DWW. Maybe the adminstrators should email DWW about BunsenLabs?

damo · 2015-10-04 17:43:34

Why BunsenLabs? Because we wanted a #! continuation; it is fun to do; the forum community is worth keeping going.

Should it be actively publicised? Not necessarily - it is by us and for us, and anyone else who comes across it.

Do I care if it is on DW? No.

nobody0 · 2015-10-04 20:09:09

damo wrote:

Why BunsenLabs? Because we wanted a #! continuation; it is fun to do; the forum community is worth keeping going.
Should it be actively publicised? Not necessarily - it is by us and for us, and anyone else who comes across it.
Do I care if it is on DW? No.

I suppose you are right. It is by us for us!

lcafiero · 2015-10-04 20:24:00

hhh wrote:

#! is recognized by Distrowatch and all of their links to #! now redirect to bunsenlabs.org, so this should be enough for now.

That's a very good point, hhh. I think we should sit tight and explore other avenues of publicity, if that's what we're seeking in the first place.

My 2 cents.

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