Re: If Linux Is About Choice, Why Then ...
On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 00:42:00 +1300 cbannister@slingshot.co.nz wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 12:30:11PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> > The Linux mantra has always been "choice," plethoras of choices. So
> > why at install time, is there no choice for the init system? You
> > get what the developers decide. Yes, you can install a new one --
> > I've done it and it works -- but only after the install. It'd be a
> > lot easier, if there were a choice to begin with just like whether
> > you want a GUI and which one.
> >
> > Now, I know with LFS, you get to choose everything, etc. But is a
> > choice of init at install time so outrageous that no one ever
> > considered it or is it technically unfeasible or something else.
> >
> > Just curious.
>
> Some interesting links:
> http://islinuxaboutchoice.com/
>
> https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/4hutww/is_linux_about_choice/
>
> http://pusling.com/blog/?p=366
>
> https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2009/09/23/linux-is-about-choice/
>
> OK, sure, they're the first 4 hits in a google search but they *are*
> interesting. :)
Never came across those during my research before posting my initial
query here. And I read a lot of articles. Still have found nothing
stating exactly why Linux distros don't offer a choice of inits during
install, even in "expert" mode. You can choose just about
everything else. I doubt that particular option was even considered.
Thanks for your reply.
B
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