[emdog4]

There is a lot going on under the hood in a Desktop Environment to make everything work as you would expect from MS Windows or OSX. Gnome has gotten a lot better in the past 3-4 years. When gnome 3 came out along the same time as Unity, both were a terrible mess. Gnome has come a long way since then. That being said, I dont use gnome. Yes, if you don't understand dbus or systemd or udev or any of the other Linux conventions for that matter, it's going to be frustrating if you upgrade and your system suddenly won't boot. Who uses busybox anymore anyways? I'm not sure how this man's rant got upvoted to the FP of HN. It sure seems like a lot of ignorance and complaining on his part. Systemd has made "managing" or "administering" Linux systems much easier for me and I could in no way see how going back to init scripts could be better or make your system more reliable to boot? An analogy that comes to mind is automotives. Engines and transmissions have come a long ways in the past 20 years. Drive by wire, variable valve timing, direct injection, dual-clutch automatic.. These new technologies come with a learning curve clearly but have definite advantages. I'm not sure why this guy is complaining, if he understands Linux as he claims, he shouldn't be having these trivial problems or much less spending time ranting on the internet. I'm not sure if anyone will take him seriously.