On 11/30/2015 01:01 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Roberto Ragusa writes: > >> On 11/29/2015 10:19 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: >> >>> I really don't understand why Fedora is still foisting all the overhead of >>> LVM on everyone, by default. I would tend to think that for typical use >>> cases, LVM brings absolutely nothing value-added. I would expect that, with >>> most use cases, people install Fedora with the default filesystem layout, >>> and never have the need to move or grow their existing partitions. >> >> What overhead? You gain flexibility with nearly zero overhead. > > What "flexibility"? Can you explain to me exactly what "flexibility" LVM > brings to the table for 95% of users who, after installing Fedora, never have > any new disks added to the machine, and never need to touch anything related > to the disk layout?
To that 95%? Nothing. Seat belts are also useless for >99.9% of car passengers. :-) The little inconvenience is accepted because they may turn useful one day. -- Roberto Ragusa mail at robertoragusa.it -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
