On 27/08/14 07:09, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > On 8/26/14, goli...@riseup.net <goli...@riseup.net> wrote: >> Choose your side on the Linux divide >> >> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> Subject: Choose your side on the Linux divide >> From: Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> >> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:44:23 -0400 >> Message-id: <20140825184423.56668...@mydesq2.domain.cxm> >> >> Hi all, >> >> Perhaps the horse I was beating wasn't as dead as I thought. Check out >> this article by Infoworld's Paul Venezia: >> >> http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/choose-your-side-the-linux-divide-248950?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2014-08-25 >> >> Paul Venezia said everything I wanted to say, and said it so much >> better. > > Sure. He doesn't understand some basics though. > > "Clearly, systemd is a polarizing subject. > If nothing else, that very fact should give one pause." > > Huh? Emacs and Vi used to be rather, um, how shall I say it? How > about, I know, I know ... polarizing! Yeah that's it! Gnome and KDE? > egcc and gcc? code formatting styles? and the list goes on forever. > > "Fundamental changes in the structure of most Linux distributions > should not be met with such fervent opposition." > > Opposition or debate? Debate is not healthy? Forks are bad? > > Come on, please! The guy doesn't seem to understand how the bazaar > do-ocracy works. I guess for him, there's only pitchforks, not forks, > and a fork is only something used at the dinner table. Well ... I've > heard there's this little thing called the Internet and some search > engines to learn about this shit... perhaps someone could let him > know. > > "It indicates that no matter how reasonable a change may seem, if > enough established and learned folks disagree with the change, then > perhaps it bears further inspection before going to production. > Clearly, that hasn't happened with systemd." > > Ahh yes, of course, what was I thinking? Linux is a corporate entitty, > and there's only two versions which everyone uses: development, and > production. > > So bring out the FUD scaremongering and make sure everybody panicks > when a new piece of software is "rolled out into production." Please! > FFFFS! Pass the popcorn already! > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd#Adoption > RedHat/ Fedora, Arch, Gentoo, FreeBSD, SUSE, Slackware, all already > migrated, and the slow, stable, stalwart Debian finally makes the move > and people question "rolling out into production". > > I want butter and honey on my popcorn thanks... >
Wonderful, thank you! To paraphrase: Zenaan Harkness said everything I wanted to say, and said it so much better. To all you systemd zealots on either side, and slitt in particular: The horse *is* dead; let it go, it makes life much less stressful! -- Tony van der Hoff | mailto:t...@vanderhoff.org Ariège, France | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/53fe0903.1050...@vanderhoff.org
