Not sure if proprietary NAS tools are any easier tbh
I think the IT consumer culture is just lazy. If you don’t know how to fix your sink you’d call in a plumber but if your home server breaks ppl just sit and whine how tech is too hard rather than you know paying someone to do the job for them.
According to whom? Distros like omv are incredibly easy and once setup basically 100% hands off and will last you for years without any proprietary shit that might break at any point after 1 year warranty expires.
People like my parents. I feel like I’m explaining in circles here lol.
OMV is not easy for the average person, you have to know how to boot and install an OS, how to access something on your network via IP, how to assign a static IP, what raid type to use (or not use), how to install and configure something like Nextcloud to access and sync files, where to store files on the filesystem, how to install and configure backups to remote storage… I could go on.
Something as common as having a Google drive type interface on a NAS is very complex with OMV and other open source options.
specialization of labor is still a good thing, it’s just that having enough knowledge to fix basic around the house problems (like a sink) is helpful and, at least where I’ve lived, it takes less time to learn how to fix a sink than to find a plumber. For larger or more complicated problems, like a toilet or shower, professionals are almost always the better choice.
That’s fine for us techy people, but my parents would not be able to do that.
Not sure if proprietary NAS tools are any easier tbh
I think the IT consumer culture is just lazy. If you don’t know how to fix your sink you’d call in a plumber but if your home server breaks ppl just sit and whine how tech is too hard rather than you know paying someone to do the job for them.
They are significantly easier to use.
According to whom? Distros like omv are incredibly easy and once setup basically 100% hands off and will last you for years without any proprietary shit that might break at any point after 1 year warranty expires.
People like my parents. I feel like I’m explaining in circles here lol.
OMV is not easy for the average person, you have to know how to boot and install an OS, how to access something on your network via IP, how to assign a static IP, what raid type to use (or not use), how to install and configure something like Nextcloud to access and sync files, where to store files on the filesystem, how to install and configure backups to remote storage… I could go on.
Something as common as having a Google drive type interface on a NAS is very complex with OMV and other open source options.
if you don’t know how to fix a sink: learn how and put a bucket under it in the meantime.
paying people to fix your problems develops helplessness and an over-reliance on societal function.
So we should just throw away the entire concept of specialization and do every single thing ourselves? Pretty dumb take my dude.
specialization of labor is still a good thing, it’s just that having enough knowledge to fix basic around the house problems (like a sink) is helpful and, at least where I’ve lived, it takes less time to learn how to fix a sink than to find a plumber. For larger or more complicated problems, like a toilet or shower, professionals are almost always the better choice.