propmaster

In my job, I often release Linux services integrated with systemd and I like it more than the old init system.

My problems with systemd is the bloatware, not init related, that comes with it in modern Linux distributions.

In my perception systemd people doesn't respect the freedom of choice of the users, the right to simply switch off features they find useless, annoying or simply they don't want in their workflow for any reason. I have a personal wiki related to the preparation of the development server or PC I personally use and the large majority of the chapters are related to the systemd features I need or want to remove and often that is a pain. I would like to see the users' right to NOT use given secondary feature respected, giving them the capability to easily remove or disable them without side effects, for example, in the OS installer, to have the power to deselect features, having alternative options like "manual operation" (i.e. DNS, I should be able to disable the option opting for manual configuration using resolv.conf, just as example). Even better, the possibility to have an input configuration file with all your options so that them will be applied automatically during the installation.

IMHO, if all the distributions enforce the systemd way to do anything , we have a monopoly and monopolies are never good.

My 2 cents: I started to use Linux in the 90s , having only experience with DOS/Windows. What helped me a lot at the time was Midnight Commander:

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Commander

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Management_Interface_Tool

In fact, the point I was trying to illustrate is that if they steal your fancy luxury submarine is even less expensive, it's free, gratis, 100% discount. Do you really want a ship that it's seen as disposable delivery system by every single organised crime entity on the globe ?

I think it's a fantastic ship to smuggle drugs and weapons, so every high profile crime organisation on the planet will desire one, maybe yours, gratis ... admitting they can really deliver the ships without going out of business.

I think Apple's war to replaceable / serviceable batteries reached pathological levels: ok, for some technological limitations you have to use that unpractical umbellical-corded battery, for god sake, transform it in a feature, permitting the use of pluggable power banks, people can reuse those they have around without having to be "plugged into the wall with the 5-foot cord". Maybe they could add a little buffer battery with, let's say 5 minute autonomy, permitting "hot swap" features, hopefully user replaceable. About the weight : is that (IMHO disturbing) external-eye-reproduction feature necessary ? I find it useless and I think a screen reproducing my eyes externally consumes an important amount of energy , that for a 2 hour autonomy device could be important. About the applications, reading this article I'm sure: the object lacks of any "killer app" and friends, cooking with the visor on make me laugh : it's like you are about to solder the food pretending it's carbon steel ! In my day-to-day tech needs, I have instead space for some good AR glasses, like the old Google glasses: for example, live translation, being in a foreign country could be valuable something able to translate at command what I have in front of me, being a biker, could be valuable be able to read data from motorbike without having to move the eye from the street, same for navigator directions, etc. Other ideas? An app that suggest me places around worth to visit. I use oscilloscopes and other lab equipment, could be priceless to have the data accessible without moving the sight from the PCB, etc, etc, etc.

I like the project, but, I have to say that the budget specified by the author (30$) is unrealistic: only for the electronic board and microphone capsule the expense is 60+E, I just calculate it with a major electronic supplier I'm regular customer. Then you have to spend roughly the same in brass, associated hardware, etc and around 20-30E for the USB interface. So we are talking about 150+E ( shipment costs excluded ) and saying that you don't need tools, consumables, etc