> From: Máirín Duffy <duffy@fedoraproject.org>
>
> Why not put it in the control panel on the running system along with
> other system-level options, though? Doesn't that make more sense rather
> than separating it out for access only in a completely different context?
Because maybe your computer boots just fine but you're
screens are all garbled or just black. Been there, done that. Yes,
I could blame Nvidia for not giving me a FOSS driver, but: my work computer
came with their hardware, I have a 4-headed display and I've never been
able to get any FOSS config to support this as much as I would much prefer
that.
Personally, I would never think to go into a control
panel, but that's just because I've got a gray beard and do things the
"hard way" because that used to be the "only way".
I'm not suggesting that new ways aren't possible or preferable, but
we should preserve traditional methods if there's no or little harm in
doing so.
--
John Florian