network vs NetworkManger services ??

[Timothy Murphy]

Tim wrote:

>> 2) I don't believe NM is "automatic", whatever that means.
> 
> There's no mystery to what the word automatic means.  The system sorts
> itself out, according to how it was designed.  i.e. No manual
> intervention required.

So you use the term "automatic" to mean that
the program should work without user intervention?
There are many programs of this kind, eg the kernel,
but they are not normally described as "automatic".

To my mind, the term "automatic" is just a sales term
meaning, "I hope this program will work on any machine
and any configuration you throw at it".

It seems to be used in the case of NM
as an excuse for the complete lack of documentation.

I prefer a program which hopefully works without user intervention,
but which if it does not work gives the user at least a hint
of why it is not working, and what one might do about it.
In other words, basic documentation.


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