On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 02:39:43PM +0100, David Tweed wrote: > Well, yes-and-no. The end user (who in the case of many linux desktops > and laptops is also the sys admin) may not be aware of how things are > structured "under the hood", but they can perceive "laptop X spends a > lot of time doing stuff when I turn it on, while laptop Y is usable > almost instantly". The only reason I mentioned it (I otherwise try and > stay out of "religiously" tinted discussions was that there was > discussion about how to do it but no mention of what the important > "externally visible" (if you don't like "end-user") goals should be.
For init systems, speed is a natural consequence of correct design. Only an incompetent would have to explicitly list it as a design goal.
