On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 07:53:03AM +0900, Joel Rees wrote: > 2014/10/13 2:14 "Andrei POPESCU" <andreimpope...@gmail.com>: > > > > On Du, 12 oct 14, 10:30:52, The Wanderer wrote: > > > On 10/12/2014 at 10:07 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > > > > > Any program that requires additional scripting just to get it running > > > > is insufficiently advanced. > > > > > > > > (you can quote me on that) > > > > > > Part of the tradeoff for power is responsibility - both in the > > > responsibility to use the power wisely, and in the responsibility to do > > > things yourself rather than have others do them for you. > > > > But I'm also aware of the limits of my powers and don't try to do too > > much, but instead use the right tool. > > Let's gloss over the idea that opinions on what constitutes "the right > tool" differ, and ignore the question of what to do when "the right tool" > doesn't exist. > > > > If you don't want the responsibility of writing shell scripts (or other > > > scripting), you will have to accept not having the power to do some of > > > the things you could do with such scripts. > > > > As well as avoid some of the mistakes I would (most probably) do. > > Which is another way of saying that you want others to have already made > the mistakes for you.
No it isn't! Ponder why most people take their car to a mechanic for servicing. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141013043828.GJ22545@tal
