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The Grumpy Editor's guide to surviving the systemd debate

The Grumpy Editor's guide to surviving the systemd debate

Posted Nov 15, 2014 12:02 UTC (Sat) by viro (subscriber, #7872)
In reply to: The Grumpy Editor's guide to surviving the systemd debate by fandingo
Parent article: The Grumpy Editor's guide to surviving the systemd debate

"The jet engine, on the other hand, is both far, far more powerful and efficient, and it is also substantially more reliable and requires practically no maintenance."

Off-topic, but... Jet engines getting "practically no maintenance" are the stuff of which the nightmares are made... Ever seen the effects of fatigue crack in the wrong place that has grown past the critical length due to inadequate inspections? Gets _really_ unpleasant when e.g. the shaft fails, separating compressor from the turbine and leaving the latter with no load...

There's a whole lot of failure modes in those puppies and airlines trying to save money by cutting down on maintenance ended up with serious trouble after a while. Including a lot of dead bodies...


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The Grumpy Editor's guide to surviving the systemd debate

Posted Nov 15, 2014 12:56 UTC (Sat) by pizza (subscriber, #46) [Link]

> Off-topic, but... Jet engines getting "practically no maintenance" are the stuff of which the nightmares are made...

There are far fewer failure modes in Jet engines -- due to many fewer moving parts and much much much much lower vibration, thanks to the lack of reciprocating mass. Consequently, they require considerably less ongoing maintenance than piston engines.

(But only a fool or airline execs would consider them maintenance-free)

OT, yes...


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