Re: Using SMARTd to monitor drives
Gregory Sloop <[email protected]> Fri, 3 Feb 2017 12:11:54 -0800
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--===============2179785466614538784== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----------02C1CC11827CF3F4C" ------------02C1CC11827CF3F4C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0D=0ARA> You know Christian, you have a very powerful program, but for a= =20 RA> non-expert it can be difficult to figure out how to make it 'just work' RA> in a simple, easy and normal way. I had not expected to devote dozens RA> of hours to figuring this out, I just want timely messages of *new*=20 RA> problems. The complexity gives one great power, but one is lost trying RA> to do simple things. A basic tutorial or howto would be very nice! This certainly isn't an attempt at snark - but smartmontools is, I think, i= ntended at sysadmin type people. There are tools for end-users that are les= s technical and more idiot-light style. I think, in general, that I'd prefe= r smartmontools to keep the detailed technical focus and not have the more = friendly interface, if doing so meant that the technical prowess of smt had= to be diminished. [All projects are resource limited - and spending more t= ime on one thing usually means less somewhere else.]=20 And note that smt is provided to users at no cost. Those "easy" programs ar= en't free and, IMO, provide less - so the "cost" for them is dual; you get = less technical detail and programmatic control, and a closed eco-system, wi= th no access to source code, etc along with the license fees. >A basic tutorial or howto would be very nice! And here's where you can "pay-it-forward" so to speak. Christian has done a= ll this work for you [and me] for no charge. How about you spend some time = giving back to the community and do a well-written FAQ? Again, this isn't m= eant as an attack, just a gentle reminder that this is a community, and a c= ommunity's success is measured by how well the whole community steps up to = take on their responsibilities and offer their time/money/resources. Cheers! -Greg ------------02C1CC11827CF3F4C Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><title>Re: [smartmontools-support] Using SMARTd to monitor driv= es</title> </head> <body> <br><br> <span style=3D" font-family:'courier new'; font-size: 9pt; color: #800000;"= ><b>RA> You know Christian, you have a very powerful program, but for a = <br> RA> non-expert it can be difficult to figure out how to make it 'just wo= rk'<br> RA> in a simple, easy and normal way. I had not expected to devote= dozens<br> RA> of hours to figuring this out, I just want timely messages of *new* = <br> RA> problems. The complexity gives one great power, but one is los= t trying<br> RA> to do simple things. A basic tutorial or howto would be very n= ice!<br> <br> </b><span style=3D" color: #000000;">This certainly isn't an attempt at sna= rk - but smartmontools is, I think, intended at sysadmin type people. There= are tools for end-users that are less technical and more idiot-light style= . I think, in general, that I'd prefer smartmontools to keep the detailed t= echnical focus and not have the more friendly interface, if doing so meant = that the technical prowess of smt had to be diminished. [All projects are r= esource limited - and spending more time on one thing usually means less so= mewhere else.] <br> <br> And note that smt is provided to users at no cost. Those "easy" programs ar= en't free and, IMO, provide less - so the "cost" for them is dual; you get = less technical detail and programmatic control, and a closed eco-system, wi= th no access to source code, etc along with the license fees.<br> <br> <span style=3D" font-family:'arial'; font-size: 8pt; color: #c0c0c0;"><i>&g= t;</i><span style=3D" font-family:'courier new'; font-size: 9pt; color: #80= 0000;"><b>A basic tutorial or howto would be very nice!<br> <br> </b><span style=3D" color: #000000;">And here's where you can "pay-it-forwa= rd" so to speak. Christian has done all this work for you [and me] for no c= harge. How about you spend some time giving back to the community and do a = well-written FAQ? Again, this isn't meant as an attack, just a gentle remin= der that this is a community, and a community's success is measured by how = well the whole community steps up to take on their responsibilities and off= er their time/money/resources.<br> <br> Cheers!<br> -Greg</body></html> ------------02C1CC11827CF3F4C-- --===============2179785466614538784== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot --===============2179785466614538784== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Smartmontools-support mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support --===============2179785466614538784==--