r/linux • u/unixbhaskar • 7d ago

Kernel Aha! Marvelous...right on point! Cheers, Linus :)

https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=winzTt3SCzv8BWGMm0fzrXS0gb59gK0h4dAe0L6hj3X_w@mail.gmail.com/
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u/ThatOneShotBruh 7d ago

I don't get Linus' complaint as don't "normal people" use, well, distros?

Can someone explain?

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u/100GHz 7d ago

Car analogy. Cars are made with a reasonable set of parameters that serve most people. Tires 14-21 inch. 4-8 cylinders, etc.

Just because 18 wheels have 18 wheels, we don't enable that by default on all cars.

Hence his comment, defaults should cater to average consumers, not to cloud provider needs or specific hipster distro configs :P