[geeks] While I'm at it, another Ubunut grouse

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Wed, 10 Jun 2009, Mike Meredith wrote:

> I'd imagine that they're under the impression that most users will only
> want networking up when the GUI is up. Fact is, text-mode users are a
> tiny minority and the mainstream distribution are just not going to
> spend much time on keeping them happy. In fact I've heard there's a
> kernel feature coming up that allows text consoles to be removed
> entirely!

Why do good (or, in the case of Linux, passably decent) things tend to go
this route?

Step 1: Minority comes together to produce some New Edgy Thing to rage
   against some Boring Evil Machine.

Step 2: Minority gets tired of being a minority, rails against sheep who
   support the Boring Evil Machine as much (if not more) than the BEM
   itself.

Step 3: Minority gives up, opens the tent by being less edgy and less
   pure, in hopes of attracting new blood.

Step 4: A new generation of folks join the New Edgy Thing only to make it
   an impotent near-clone of the thing New Edgy Thing was meant to destroy
   because it's "clearly" what everyone wanted, anyhow.


If I -want- a hand-holdy OS that gets in my way, Linux is unnecessary; I
already -know- where to find Vista!

-- 
Jonathan Patschke < "There is great satisfaction in building good tools
Elgin, TX          > for other people to use."
USA               <                                     --Freeman Dyson