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Kernel policy issues: compatibility and configurationKernel policy issues: compatibility and configurationPosted May 23, 2003 17:50 UTC (Fri) by Baylink (guest, #755)Parent article: Kernel policy issues: compatibility and configuration The issue here is one of Information Hiding: specifically, the ability to provide configuration knobs for as many things as is reasonably practical, while hiding (and properly defaulting) the ones that aren't necessary for a given class of user. I'd *love* to see KDE go a little in this direction: *I* like having lots of knobs, but some people are scared to death. On the specific point of kernel configuration, a slightly uncommon requirement is inherent in your accurate observations: the common Novice, Advanced, Expert hierarchy isn't tall enough: for people like embedded systems designers, you need one more level: Wizard. In ths category are places knobs that can *break things* if you don't know how to set them, and which therefore ought not to be frobbed even by, say, distribution design engineers at RedHat who are making distros for Real People... But hell, maybe it's just me. (Say it with me now: :-)
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