Not Dead Yet

Brucehankins

Smooth as well for me, I had 218 updates this week

seanragout

I have to say.....I LOVE my Solus. Long may it exist

joshontech

What do you need help with? I am not a programmer but I have sys admin skills.

rrfss

I'm also not a programmer (yet), but I can volunteer 20-30 hours a week if I'm needed for anything non-code-related.

kyrios

rrfss If you are a bit technical, you can do packaging. It is not hard and you'll learn many valuable things for a developer like building from source, patching software, team working, collaborating with upstream, etc. Also you'll discover plenty of applications since you have to test your packages.

jacojacker

Just updated, and also created an account just to reply, update smooth!

Also starting to package Heroic Game Launcher (Epic Store app for Linux).

Let me know if I can help in any way with testing any package!

Regards!

LarryNG

I sincerely appreciate everything that the Solus folks have done. I have been testing Linux distros since around 2004 while with the hope of finding one that is good enough to use fulltime (or even more than a day or two). I finally found one, and have now been using it for about six months: Solus.

Please let us know how we can help in any way.

Thank you again, you are appreciated!

WetGeek

[unknown] What I actually really liked in Neon was that you could download updates and they'll only be installed on the next boot.

How does that differ from Solus? If you don't reboot after an update, the changes aren't used until you do.

WetGeek

[unknown] Really? I've been misled for a very long time, then. If that's true, then I agree that Neon has a better idea. I've always rebooted after an update, and thought it was necessary to begin using the upgraded packages.

WetGeek

[unknown] everything running uses "old" libraries, anything newly started "new" ones.

So, pretty much like updating DLLs in Windows. If I'd thought it through a bit better, I might have realized that it probabaly works that way. I'm now more likely to reboot after an update when I'm not busy, rather than dropping everything immediately in order to do that immediately.

You answered my question thoroughly: "How does that differ from Solus"? Thanks.

kyrios

novv please don't hijack topics

You already opened a dedicated thread for your keyboard issue.
https://discuss.getsol.us/d/7924-i-lost-my-keyboard-character

novv

kyrios sorry

supernova874

Too bad this happened now (i'm Solus users since 4.0 and love it and i use it as main drivers last 8 months now) , i know that the "weight" of Solus goes on your soulders but the question is the transition from GTK to EFL is still a think? anyway keep up the good work 😄

gsf

supernova874 Budgie Desktop is now independent from Solus in case you haven't read the news (but yes it seems to still be the plan also this is kind of off topic at this point) . 😁

novv

WetGeek yes it is sir

blueicetwice

Last year we donated $100.oo to Solus and would do so again this year.
What I remember, the funds went to "Open Collective" and not to Solus.

Someone please inform me if I am wong or correct ??????????????

blueicetwice

Why is Solus using the "Open Collective" as the receivership for donations?
Are they taking a cut and if so why not use another funding source??

I find the "Open Collective" suspect and do not care for them being
a transfer agent.

They are collecting 5% of each dollar donated. 8% up to a 500,ooo.
This just to transfer monies?? Their fees are worse than credit card
transactions.

The Solus Foundation is being rip-off.

https://opencollective.foundation/

Staudey

blueicetwice

See the blog post for an explanation why OpenCollective was chosen:

https://getsol.us/2021/05/29/funding-solus-development/

tl;dr:

"We have been working to find a neutral host for Solus that satisfies our requirements for a fiscal host to relieve various tax and administrative burdens, providing a pathway towards growth and longevity for the project, and enabling us to focus more on development and taking care of the needs of our users. After considering / exploring many options ranging from various third-party hosts, establishing a 501(c)3 in the United States to a kommandiittiyhtiö (limited partnership) in Finland, some form of split model, a German GmbH, etc. we have come to the conclusion that the Open Collective platform (with Open Source Collective as the fiscal host) represents the best fit for our international team and project."

WetGeek

These are all valid questions about funding Solus. I assume that the Open Collective provides services to Solus that would cost them far more to do on their own. Credit cards charge retailers less than it would cost most of them to fund their own credit departments, for example. And provide lots more customers with the ability to buy on credit from them.

But it would be great to have these questions answered, especially after the loss of Budgie development. Just what is Solus' current situation, @DataDrake? Is my assumption that Open Collective is still a net benefit to Solus still correct?

blueicetwice

WetGeek "Credit cards charge retailers less than it would cost most of them to fund their own credit departments, for example." That is true, depending on charge volume. Most large retailers offer their own
plastic because of the large profit from balances. Most retailers also markup every item 1 to 3% to cover the
cost of plastic.

As they say, this item has free shipping, after you pay for it.

brent

the middleman from the beginning of time has scraped a percentage off the top for their fee. 5%-8%, I concur, is a lot. As a comparison, however, when you see how NPOs/NGOs are allowed to operate then opencollective looks downright benevolent🙂

blueicetwice

brent ", however, when you see how NPOs/NGOs are allowed to operate then opencollective looks downright benevolent"

Could you give the audience an explanation or examples, please?

blueicetwice

blueicetwice brent ", however, when you see how NPOs/NGOs are allowed to operate then opencollective looks downright benevolent"

Are you suggesting [that Open Collective]
are operating independent non-profits??
No LARGE donor in his or her right mind, is going to pay a eight percent
transfer fee!! Not a single on

WhiteWolf

For me best way to donate would be crypto. I'm doing already for other projects and XRP is awesome and so cheap.

WetGeek

WhiteWolf

My concern would be volatility ... this morning the news indicated that a Bitcoin is now worth about half what it was a few months ago. Also, "crypto" isn't legal tender anywhere. Paying the Solus bills might be a bit difficult.

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