I get where you're going with this, but I'm with jkmooney on this one! 
For the exact reason we have the Arduino ecosystem, I believe projects like DietPi have a very important role to play - making things accessible to the masses. All the computing and automation stuff was intended to make life easier, so to deliberately put our heads in the sand is not what I would call progress! :-P In other words, just like how the Arduino came about to make it possible for graphics designers, artists, and newbie computer science guys get access to programmable electronics without need to know massive amounts of computer theory, DietPi lets the average joe pick up a board like the Raspberry Pi, install an optimised OS, and then easily pick from the curated software choices. If you just want to install NextDrive... why should it be hard?
But if you wanted to learn how to setup it all up yourself, it wouldn't be the best option... unless you wanted to read through the scripts and see how it all works! Plus you always have the option of just ignoring all the pretty menus, and striking out on your own to configure / break it!
For the exact reason we have the Arduino ecosystem, I believe projects like DietPi have a very important role to play - making things accessible to the masses. All the computing and automation stuff was intended to make life easier, so to deliberately put our heads in the sand is not what I would call progress! :-P In other words, just like how the Arduino came about to make it possible for graphics designers, artists, and newbie computer science guys get access to programmable electronics without need to know massive amounts of computer theory, DietPi lets the average joe pick up a board like the Raspberry Pi, install an optimised OS, and then easily pick from the curated software choices. If you just want to install NextDrive... why should it be hard?But if you wanted to learn how to setup it all up yourself, it wouldn't be the best option... unless you wanted to read through the scripts and see how it all works! Plus you always have the option of just ignoring all the pretty menus, and striking out on your own to configure / break it!
(10-04-2016, 08:48 PM)dkryder Wrote: there is something troubling about dietpi. it removes people from the process that they should experience when setting up and maintaining a debian installation. in a way it's like reading cliff notes instead of reading the book.. i do think that they have done a good job with the scripts but at the same time think the interface is in need of redesign. many things in life just are not very easy and require effort and work and dietpi kinda short circuits that belief in a way.