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...and of course, this news is getting mixed reactions from the Linux nerds...
Back when I used Windows, I remember the BSOD's being about as useful to me as someone pointing in opposite directions saying "he/she/they went that way." So long as the new Linux blue screens provide info that's actually useful in diagnosing the problem(s), I see no issues with this. [shrugs]
Do they have to be blue though? We all have collective PTSD from getting Windows BSODs.
Yeah, I totally get that, I have really bad memories myself.
If it's an ncurses/similar interface that enables keyboard navigation through dmesg/journalctl, and provides info that allows us to properly diagnose it, I can see this being useful.
But yeah, I'll admit that simply saying "BSOD's are coming to Linux" without additional info about the implementation does bring feelings of dread in me.
Yep. I agree. And it looks like anything that makes it to
LOG_EMERGwill be shown on the screen as well as a QR code to look things up with. Seems like it'll be pretty useful, honestly.