On 08/09/2014 09:11 AM, Linda Walsh wrote: < what Linda said! >
I at least hope readers realize I'm not going off about systemd in particular -- but more the methodology and design philosophy behind it and what a departure it is from what has been standard O.P.
Cheers... I'm sure we will all be reaping the outcome of what is being sown today. Not sure how that will look, but history hasn't shown the results of totalitarian dictators to be nice to those that have to live with the aftermath of such changes regardless of their technical merit.
More to the point in my mind is the attitude we've seen regarding systemd skeptics. It reminds me of human-caused-global-warming skeptics being called "deniers" and associated with the Holocaust Deniers. Skepticism is a critical part of the scientific method and to denigrate it is to call for a societal retreat to pre Industrial Revolution times. I also don't like the "don't let the door hit you on the ass as you leave" attitude that we've seen when well-meaning volunteers expressed alternatives. I've seen real-world volunteer-run non-profits destroyed by rudeness. I've also commented on the political parallels we've seen with systemd, and even suggested that it would be fun to correlate political affiliation with systemd support. For me, I tend to be a social-liberal, fiscal conservative with strong Libertarian leanings, and I'm nervous about systemd. I'm also old, and have seen the advantages of cross-platform compatibility. It's hard for me to understand the current systemd thinking about that. Maybe simplicity-deniers lack experience? Regards, Lew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org