That sort of defies the allure of running Linux to begin with

Posted Aug 13, 2008 1:14 UTC (Wed) by pynm0001 (guest, #18379)
In reply to: That sort of defies the allure of running Linux to begin with by pr1268
Parent article: Udev rules and the management of the plumbing layer

> Having a Linux user be told that it's "my way or the highway" kind of
> defies the allure of running Linux to begin with.

a) The Linux user is not being told to do squat, it was a call for support
from distributions.

b) As mentioned in the article there is already a mechanism in udev for
local changes.  What's being requested is that the default provided by the
different distributions are consistent.

It is easier for the user to do what he wants when he needs to make the
same set of changes between distros he uses instead of having to have
distribution-specific changes to achieve his goal.