On Thu, 29 May 2008 01:02:12 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Because the answer in 99.99% cases is "uh ??"
> >
> >
> Or: "OK, let me chose the default".
Why even ask the question - if you know what you are doing you can
change it later on.
What if you don't know what you're doing, but simply do not want the newly
introduced feature X for whatever reason?
We don't go around asking
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What inode size should we use on ext3 Adjust raid readahead
so why ask about what to most users are internal details about how we
make sure their data reappears next reboot ?
Where do you draw the line? Is "which ports do you want to open in the
firewall" less technical? Is creating custom partitions less technical?
How about package selection? We do have a choice there (for now).
Incidentally and for my own understanding: I am able to mount/umount
/dev/sdaX and such, if I wanted to, so the system can and does know the
partitions by labels. Why do I have to see the UUID garbage in /etc/fstab
though? This is not a rant, it's an actual question.
I don't want to make a bigger deal of this than what it is. I only want to
say though, that the current effort to have the system do things for the
user without asking, unnerves people. (I'm thinking hal, sound, NM, etc.)
That's what I believe. I know I don't have to explain this to you, but
knowing what the system does at any time is arguably the one (and not the
only) reason why linux users use linux and not windows.