[tde-users] the lure of unknown distros ~ versus too much stuff

Since this conversation appears to have gone off the rails already -- at least three or four "leaps" in thought beyond the original question and header -- I am starting a new thread. Please feel free to cut out the excess verbiage. On Monday 28 September 2020 10:10:13 Thierry de Coulon via tde-users wrote: Yeah, I keep hearing about other distros to check out. When I was a couple decades younger, I used to try out new distros. And it's fun, and if I had more machines on which I could run experiments, while keeping at least one or two machines working soundly, then I would jump in without hesitation. I used to have a room full of Frankenstein computers, all of them built out of parts, used to perform different kinds of tasks, including at least one or two test machines. But now I must be content with just a BIG desktop Frankenstein, although I am trying to get a couple of reconditioned laptops for testing machines and for use as travel. I have the same basic problem with both books and music. To untrained eyes (such as landlords, property managers, etc.), this looks like useless clutter; but I swear, all this stuff is the absolute bare minimum needed for me to accomplish what I have set out to do. There is nothing to be gained in trying to explain to outsiders just *why* I believe that I need so much, because they won't ever get it no matter how well I explain it to them. For the present, I must try to limit myself to keeping things that will actually fit inside my living space; otherwise, there will be nowhere for me to rest my head at night. Bill jabber/xmpp dr_mojo_contendo(a)hot-chilli.net