Re:Uselessd
by joelberman on Friday October 24, 2014 @09:03AM
(#8503430)
I do not want to spend the time to learn new things unless they are directly related to my work. So systemd was a PITA for me, but now I am fine with it (BTW, I have used UNIX since the late 60's so have seen a lot). This project looks great, but I do not have the energy to care, I will just deal with whatever comes with my distro. By the way, pick a better name. I suspect many OSS and home grown projects fail for the simple reason that the name, while clever, makes people either think the project is a joke, or some geeky thing, or unprofessional. Either pick an obvious descriptive name, or be prepared to spend a boatload of money building name recognition.
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With apologies to uselessdguy, I have to agree that the name is not an asset. I have NO problem with clever names, but sometimes they are a bit too much. For example, I always though that Lesstif (a clone of Motif) was a silly, off-putting, name. As to the substance of it, I'm not thrilled with systemd and generally agree with the argument that it's taking on too much. So I wish the uselessd project well, if for no other reason than it may encourage systemd to address some of it's shortcomings.
Re:Uselessd
by uselessdguy on Friday October 24, 2014 @09:29AM
(#8503524)
The name is perfect and I do not see myself changing it. The fact that so many people misunderstand makes it better. The Linux Action Show thought we were calling systemd "useless" and went on a hilarious rant, there's people on LinuxQuestions.org who really insist that it's pronounced "use less dee" (I call it "uselessdee", as in it's of no use, personally).
So basically you're doing all this for the lulz of confusing and pissing off people and don't really want anyone to actually use the software?
An existing alternative to systemd is called upstart. Three of the most popular VCSs are called git, mercurial, and subversion. A major open-source image manipulation program is known as The GIMP. A popular email client among a certain crowd is mutt. less is more, we snort our networks, and manage our VMs with a vagrant. We compile our mission-critical code with a gnat, use browsers written by organizations named after radioactive lizards and an infant noise, write menu-driven applications with curses, and Uglify our JavaScript.
And you're worried about somebody calling their own project "uselessd"?
Re:Uselessd
by uselessdguy on Friday October 24, 2014 @10:36AM
(#8503849)
Humorous names aren't exactly new to free software.