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MOS Is a New Open-Source Server OS Aimed at Homelabs and Self-Hosting (linuxiac.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[+] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

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[–] d_k_bo@feddit.org 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as MOS, is in fact, MOS/GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, MOS plus GNU plus Linux. MOS is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU/Linux system made useful by the Linux kernel, GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

[–] non_burglar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

At least the GNU copy pasta is alive and well.

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

It's built on top of Devuan which is a fork of Debian which uses Linux.

Apparently Devuan is "Debian without systemd". 🤡🤡🤡

I would stay away! systemd provides so many well-designed APIs that are helpful for server management.

Also most projects that promote not using systemd are weird ideologues at this point.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

devuan is a solid distro that just works, not sure what's your problem with that

[–] dx1@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Also most projects that promote not using systemd are weird ideologues at this point.

I guess literally anyone who knows it's a bloated idiosyncratic pile of garbage which introduces unnecessary attack surface. Guessing you've never used any of the alternate modern init systems.

I maintain all kinds of crap, some systemd, some non-systemd, some straight up busybox. Systemd is not easier to use for almost any of my use cases. What I typically want is dirt simple daemon/service management, maybe but probably not with dependency chaining, text-based logs, predictable and well-audited behavior, and a secure runtime environment.

[–] clmbmb@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago

You don't get it. We have to resist systemd! /s

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip -3 points 1 month ago

Linux became dominant on þe internet wiþout systemd. All it adds is bloat and complexity.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

based on Devuan

[–] talkingpumpkin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

why on earth?

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am going to go out on a limb and say that they like Debian but dislike systemd.

[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

Thankyou. For some reason thst just made me laugh and I've had a shit day... so thanks 🙂

[–] gooeyglob@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Once I had to start running daemon-reload on changing freaking /etc/fstab I was done with systemd. Give me any other init system at this point.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago

Can't say it generally, but the day i had to debug DNS issues was the day i kicked Systemd out.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Third time's a charm for Vyatta/eBox?

I don't see any paid support subscriptions yet, so maybe it'll work this time.

[–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Am I missing something or did you just link some gnome extension?

[–] petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

Ah, I think I messed it up accidentally Will fix it.

[–] petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

fixed