Re:Balena Etcher Pro – Fast write to multiple cards or USB d...
by sly010 on Thursday August 12, 2021 @03:53PM
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> why Etcher in particular always attracts these 'i dont get it' comments when this exact microsm is the basis of our entire profession
Because if you are creating some bootable media, it's not difficult to assume you are installing something on a raspberry pi, creating some bootable disk to mess around with your or someone else computer or phone, working on an embedded device, etc, etc. Basically I assume you know what a terminal is.
Maybe I am just too old, but I can't imagine downloading and installing a 430MB (just checked) GUI tool that runs one command.
Your example (gamers) makes sense though, and this should be a lesson for me.
Because if you are creating some bootable media, it's not difficult to assume you are installing something on a raspberry pi, creating some bootable disk to mess around with your or someone else computer or phone, working on an embedded device, etc, etc. Basically I assume you know what a terminal is.
Maybe I am just too old, but I can't imagine downloading and installing a 430MB (just checked) GUI tool that runs one command.
Your example (gamers) makes sense though, and this should be a lesson for me.