Matthew GarrettHaving the core infrastructure for Linux distros be written with a coherent set of design goals instead of being 200 independent projects that can only interoperate via shell scripts parsing and piping output is good, actually
Shiz@mjg59 but anyway, high disagree that there should be a singular "the core infrastructure" to begin with
variety and diversity is one of the things that make Linux appealing and broadly useable, harmonizing towards a monoculture ain't it imo
Val Packett 🧉@shiz @mjg59 excessive variety and its fanatical zealots were what was holding linux/freedesktop back by decades.
having 300 ways to manage windows, 200 ways to configure system startup and 100 ways to configure the network is nerd masturbation. it does not a competitive real-world-able platform make
@valpackett Linux systems in all kinds of shapes and forms have been "competitive" in the real world since way before systemd came along, even if that were the only metric to care about
regardless, you'll understand I'm not very interested in further engaging in a discussion when the first reply is full of dramatical hyperbole and dismissal