David Benfell benfell@parts-unknown.org writes:
lee writes:
I don't mind this idea. Yet when I disable something, I expect it to be disabled.
This is another terminology issue, which I think should be viewed separately from the merits/demerits of systemd itself. And I'm inclined to agree that the terms are poorly chosen.
Why should it be seen separately? Poorly chosen terms is a feature of systemd like any other it may have, and this feature leads straightaway to unexpected and undesired results when used. That the authors even deny fixing it is ... well, I'm not sure how to call that.
I guess the concept of 'mask' is as in to disguise, as in to hide. For me, that's two steps of abstraction and I don't normally infer the second from the first. So it throws me too.
When something is disguised or hidden, it is not disabled. It is camouflaged or concealed. Camouflage, concealment, hiding, disguise and masking can all be used for *preventing* from being disabled.