On 03/27/2013 10:33 AM, Michael Mol wrote:
> On 03/27/2013 10:25 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:
>> Ok...
>>
>> So, what is this all about?
>>
>> Does all of this mean that udev is now going *completely* away,
>> *totally* replaced by systemd?
>>
>> If so, has there been any kind of formal announcement about this
>> *anywhere*??
> 
> Hold your horses.
> 
> The devs will work something out; systemd is not replacing the udev
> package for all users. For the moment, it's just replacing the udev
> package for users using systemd.
> 
> The problem at the moment is a spat between the systemd maintainer and
> the udev maintainer. They don't see eye to eye about which packages
> should be providing which files (and where), and there's also a serious
> miscommunication (and misinterpretation of historical communication)
> issue between the two of them at the moment. They're trying to get it
> worked out (via attempting cooperation or via arbitration, whatever is
> necessary), and things will settle down.
> 
> In the mean time, if I read the context right, this issue should only
> affect people who are using systemd. This shouldn't be affecting people
> who aren't using systemd.

(incidentally, to anyone who's following the issue, please correct me if
I'm wrong...)


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