Linux is not about choice [was Re: Fedora too cutting edge?]

[Arthur Pemberton]

On Jan 10, 2008 10:54 AM, David Zeuthen <david at fubar.dk> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 10:40 -0600, Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> > We are badly in need of system-config-udev. I spent several hours
> > understanding udev adn building rules for my sound cards and tv cards.
> > I hadn't done a yum update on my F7 box for weeks/months (lazyness)
> > did one this week, and it apperently just blew away my custom udev
> > config
>
> Hell no. We are in badly need of this crap just working out of the box.
> Throwing configuration / options at the problem will only make it worse.
> Trying to explain this to people is apparently impossible since people
> keep proposing stupid configuration tools with "unbreak my system"
> options.

Most people don't need to worry about udev issues like mine, unless
MythTV with multiple video cards very popular soon

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