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    Principal Skinner on Immutable Distros (infosec.pub)
    submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/15781466

    Am I out of touch?

    No, it's the forward-thinking generation of software engineers that want elegant, reliable, declarative systems that are wrong.

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    [–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Also, you say it's more reliable but you can get bugs in anything. Version x.y.z of the kernel can have bugs whether it's distributed as part of an immutable core or as a package.

    The whole point is you can roll back if something breaks.

    It starts getting blurry when you get to things like systemd and over-reaching when it gets to desktop functionality.

    Systemd is a core part of the system as init always has been.

    Honestly though I don't think you actually understand the difference between declarative and immutable distros. Unlike what some people think they aren't actually the same thing. It would be nice if people stopped limping them together.