[GLLUG] Fwd: Is Modern Linux Becoming Too Complex?

[Richard Houser]

It's getting even worse, really...

The same basic tech behind ksplice is now getting merged into the kernel
proper, so soon we should see more mainstream distros offering no-reboot
kernel upgrades.  So, you will only need to reboot for systemd and the like.

Not trying to derail this too much with the systemd reference, but there is
a whole class of developer now on Linux that is in general hostile to the
Unix way of doing things and are basically in a fight to re-implement the
various MS-Windowisms (including the binary event logs) on Linux.  It's as
if they just followed the rest of the developer crowd over without taking
the time to understand that the Linux environment was doing so well largely
because of the simplicity of interfaces and the fact that everything was
interchangeable and end-user customizable.

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Chick Tower <c.e.tower at gmail.com> wrote:

> In case you missed this on Slashdot....
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> Subject:        Is Modern Linux Becoming Too Complex?
> Date:   Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:13:00 GMT
> From:   Soulskill
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> Is Modern Linux Becoming Too Complex?
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> An anonymous reader writes: Debian developer John Goerzen asks whether
> Linux has become so complex that it has lost some of its defining
> characteristics. "I used to be able to say Linux was clean, logical, well
> put-together, and organized. I can’t really say this anymore. Users and
> groups are not really determinitive for permissions, now that we have
> things like polkit running around.  (Yes, by the way, I am a member of
> plugdev.) Error messages are unhelpful (WHY was I not authorized?) and logs
> are nowhere to be found.  Traditionally, one could twiddle who could mount
> devices via /etc/fstab lines and perhaps some sudo rules. Granted, you had
> to know where to look, but when you did, it was simple; only two pieces to
> fit together.  I've even spent time figuring out where to look and STILL
> have no idea what to do."
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