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Do you think just restarting with no information would be better? I could understand that cryptic error Message could scare some people, so do you think a "blue screen" and restart would be better for the average person?
If the device can self repair behind the scenes, 100% most users couldnt care less about an error message or having to reboot, as long as not too often and requiring too much input. I can see why linux is excellent for servers requiring little to no downtime though