On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 09:12:33PM -0500, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:11:25 +0100
> Didier Kryn <kryn@???> wrote:
>
>
> >     IIUC, your argument boils down to "depending on /usr for early
> > boot is a *bug*", while Roger told us why it has become a *feature*
> > (~:
>
> I can think of very few cases where a disallowed usage is a feature.
> Private and local variables are two of the few. The pre-UEFI inability
> to brick your mobo was definitely another.
>
> But I don't think foreclosing the opportunity to boot exclusively
> from the / partition, without an initramfs, is a "feature". Giving a
> choice is a feature, removing the alternative choice is not.
>

Features, choices, alternatives, and freedom are not cheap, or
granted, or automatic.

Providing features costs energy, time, and work. Providing choice
costs energy, time, and work. Providing alternatives costs energy,
time, and work.

The required energy and time must come from somewhere, and the work
needs to be done by somebody.

My2Cents

KatolaZ

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