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0 pointsarvindamirtaa5y ago0 comments

Could you switch DNS providers if one fails? Could you have a fallback?

What's the parallel here?

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The original statement I was objecting to was this:

> It is my computer and it should just work how it is meant to be without any external dependencies.

DNS is an external dependency, regardless of the level of redundancy.

Yes. Verbatim that's what it says. But I think we can safely assume from context that the author meant external dependencies mandated by Apple.

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0 pointsarvindamirtaa5y ago0 comments

Could you switch DNS providers if one fails? Could you have a fallback?

What's the parallel here?

The original statement I was objecting to was this:

> It is my computer and it should just work how it is meant to be without any external dependencies.

DNS is an external dependency, regardless of the level of redundancy.

Yes. Verbatim that's what it says. But I think we can safely assume from context that the author meant external dependencies mandated by Apple.

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