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Tons and tons of technical things! I've seen (and caused/fixed) so many horrific things that I feel compelled to improve my expression skills... so that I can

Tons and tons of technical things! I've seen (and caused/fixed) so many horrific things that I feel compelled to improve my expression skills... so that I can write them up more formally. Most recently, I moved some of our Ubuntu systems away from network-scripts to systemd-networkd I didn't realize the gravity of this change. Be warned, systemd-networkd will significantly change how forwarding works. Due to things outside of my control, we have some systems playing router. They didn't like this change a whole lot, and I neglected to test this. On network-scripts with the usual kit of sysctl and iptables rules, you're good to go. networkd however requires more explicit configuration; particularly which interfaces may forward. Not a big deal, unless you don't know... like I didn't

bravetraveler 4y ago
Some replies over snipes would be nice, folks. Is systemd that upsetting, or is this not venture capitalist enough for the thread? Not that I care about votes, but I can see at least three people have disagreed but said nothing. I'm genuinely confused - this is a blunder I created/regret by implementation
- someweirdperson 4y ago
  > Is systemd that upsetting Yes. And unkike the other confessions in this thread about surveillence here or there, it has a practical impact on many. Of course, I'm now going to get down-voted by its fans. It's a love or hate thing. And where something breaks, it's easily the latter.
  - bravetraveler 4y ago
    Thank you for confirming! I find myself closer to the 'fan' side of systemd, but I'm under no illusions either - there are several detriments. I find some of the heavier responses to it strange, either for or against. It's like developing a personality around a preference of sporks over forks/spoons. Use what you like, help those who have trouble... but neither needs proselytizing

bravetraveler 4y ago

Some replies over snipes would be nice, folks. Is systemd that upsetting, or is this not venture capitalist enough for the thread? Not that I care about votes, but I can see at least three people have disagreed but said nothing. I'm genuinely confused - this is a blunder I created/regret by implementation

someweirdperson 4y ago
> Is systemd that upsetting Yes. And unkike the other confessions in this thread about surveillence here or there, it has a practical impact on many. Of course, I'm now going to get down-voted by its fans. It's a love or hate thing. And where something breaks, it's easily the latter.
- bravetraveler 4y ago
  Thank you for confirming! I find myself closer to the 'fan' side of systemd, but I'm under no illusions either - there are several detriments. I find some of the heavier responses to it strange, either for or against. It's like developing a personality around a preference of sporks over forks/spoons. Use what you like, help those who have trouble... but neither needs proselytizing