On Thursday 26 November 2015 15:37:04 Brian wrote: > On Thu 26 Nov 2015 at 17:28:05 -0300, Renaud OLGIATI wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 13:46:54 -0600 > > > > John Hasler <jhas...@newsguy.com> wrote: > > > > Only obsolete for those who have switched to systemd-Linux; the > > > > documentation remains still valid for users of GNU-Linux. > > > > > > True, and that only makes the problem worse. Now you have *two* > > > sets of confused new users. > > > > One wonders why did they abandon the principle of backward > > compatibility ? > > How does that relate to the principle of constant inovation and > improvement?
Because this most definitely is NOT an improvement. One of the cardinal rules in any endeavor is that you don't "fix" what has been working flawlessly for 18 years that I know of. There s/b a GOOD reason to change something so basic and well established, and I have not seen that reason adequately explained yet. Did I miss the memo? Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>