Linux is not about choice [was Re: Fedora too cutting edge?]

[Les Mikesell]

David Zeuthen wrote:

>> We are badly in need of system-config-udev. I spent several hours
>> understanding udev adn building rules for my sound cards and tv cards.
>> I hadn't done a yum update on my F7 box for weeks/months (lazyness)
>> did one this week, and it apperently just blew away my custom udev
>> config
> 
> Hell no. We are in badly need of this crap just working out of the box.
> Throwing configuration / options at the problem will only make it worse.
> Trying to explain this to people is apparently impossible since people
> keep proposing stupid configuration tools with "unbreak my system"
> options.

How can it work 'out of the box' when the person who knows which of many 
possible devices is which is separated from the kernel and device driver 
by a hidden level of indirection introduced between versions?

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   Les Mikesell
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