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Re: Worst Linux component ever: NetworkManager



 Jerry Feldman wrote: 
> David Kramer wrote: 
>> NetworkManager is what I call a "boolean success" application.  It 
>> either works perfectly for you, or causes you to throw your laptop into 
>> an abandoned quarry and drop a boulder on top if it.  It is certainly 
>> not feature-complete, it gives no indication of what's working or not or 
>> what it's currently doing, and is of questionable robustness. 
> The proper way to dispose of a laptop or any other computer is not to 
> pollute the quarry but to find a tall building take the elevator to 
> the top, and throw the laptop off the building taking care not to hit 
> people below. I is much more rewarding to see it crumble into millions 
> of pieces, and you don't have to exert yourself on a boulder which can 
> miss the laptop entirely. 


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