On Sun, Feb 01, 2015 at 10:13:09PM +0000, KatolaZ wrote:
>
> My point is that if you need to care about boot loaders (or
> recompiling the kernel, or shrinking/extending a couple of
> partitions), then you should know exactly what you are doing, or be
> ready to accept the consequences, or refrain from doing anything :)

My point is that it should be easy to learn what it is you're doing.

>
> You might find it harsh, but I am convinced that most of the mess we
> are forced to deal with nowadays (including the systemd nonsense and a
> lot of other shit around) is due to a series of attempts to make
> things "easy for the home user", under the assumption that the system
> should act as a nanny and be able to deal with the ignorance, lack of
> experience and laziness of the "home user", even for tasks that can
> potentially hinder the functionality of the entire operating
> system. That's why I get a bit nervous when anything is proposed "for
> the good of the home user" :)

Which is exactly why I want to see documentation rather than more
take-care-of-everything automation.

-- hendrik