Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Making systemd more accessible to "normal" users

[Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@googlemail.com>]

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On Tue, 21 May 2013 21:37:25 +0000 (UTC)
Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net> wrote:
> Ciaran McCreesh posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:04 +0100 as
> excerpted:
> > On Tue, 21 May 2013 04:45:12 +0000 (UTC)
> > Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net> wrote:
> >> But the point you're missing is that INSTALL_MASK is NOT a hack.
> > 
> > Sure it is. It's a hack and remains a hack until there's a way of
> > using it without risk of breakage.
> 
> LOL.  Better turn off that computer then.  By your definition it's a 
> hack.  Or at least remove anything gentoo related from it.  That's a
> hack too.  Oh, and that stove and microwave, better throw them away
> too, because leave something cooking too long and... FIRE!  So
> they're hacks too.

That's nonsense, and you know it. There is a big difference between a
carefully designed feature that only breaks if someone screws up, and
something which breaks arbitrarily with no warning. One of the things
about working with computers is that, if something breaks, it's because
someone screwed up. If you really think you can't use your computer
without something breaking, you should carefully consider who is doing
the screwing up.

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Ciaran McCreesh

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