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> or is there a deeper problem lurking there? The problem is that organizations don't want to be told by computers to just use sane and logical structures for
by creshal 3y ago
> or is there a deeper problem lurking there?
The problem is that organizations don't want to be told by computers to just use sane and logical structures for their meatbags, they'd rather spend billions on making the computers compatible with every single deranged edge organizational case that only exists because of 20 years of unmitigated office politics and/or warfare.
On the plus side, most of IT would be redundant if they ever smartened up, so let's hope they continue to wage their little wars through IT procurement.
- deltarholamda 3y agoContrast that to how OpenBSD handled this. There was a thing, disk access, that shouldn't be allowed to those who could shutdown/reboot, so they bounced it around internally for a while, then de Raadt submitted a patch that said, "we're doing it this way, our users will figure it out, it's not a complex thing." No massive re-architecting, just add a group, done. Businesses could learn a lot from the way the *BSDs and Linux do things. They're all different, but you can't argue with the results.
- nvy 3y agoI actually think, given how the usage share of the BSDs is a fraction of that of Linux or Windows, that OpenBSD is a textbook example of how "good enough" almost always trumps technical excellence. Linux is unquestionably less "cohesive" and "organized" than BSD but I can't think of any reason to reach for BSD given Linux exists.
- linksnapzz 3y agoThey find sufficient usage; even if their utility hasn't become relevant for you, yet.
- nvy 3y agoActually I used to run OpenBSD on a Thinkpad as a daily driver. Did that for work at a startup around 2010, but it was a miserable experience.
- linksnapzz 3y agoFor laptops, I've always found the least-miserable experience is to run what the manufacturer prefers as the OS. Sad, but true (for me).
- nvy 3y agoSame! Though mainstream Linux distros are quite good these days, for ThinkPads and Dells