Is it possible to implement the linux-only feathers that systemd needs? On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 6:20 PM, David Weinehall <t...@debian.org> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 09:00:07PM +0100, Svante Signell wrote: > [snip] >> The main question is: For who's interest should Debian exist, the >> upstream authors, the Debian maintainers or the users? My vote is on the >> latter :) > > I think few argue against Debian being for the users. But the question > is, what does our users really want? I honestly never heard the huge > outcry from users demanding us to port Debian to the FreeBSD kernel. > I'm fairly certain this started out as a project that some of our > developers thought would be interesting. > > Likewise I've never noticed any demand for a Hurd port (and in fact I > suspect that even when the Hurd port finally reaches a reasonable state > of completion the userbase will be limited to people running it for the > novelty factor rather than because it actually provides any real > benefit). > > That said I haven't heard any outcry from users for systemd or upstart > either. > > Point being is that sometimes we as developers need to try to make a > judgment on what would serve our users the most. What we do know is > that we have a huge userbase of Linux users. > > I think most people also realise that sysvinit is beginning to really > show signs of aging (or rather, that the world around it has developed > to a point where it no longer can keep up). systemd and upstart both > aim to solve a lot of these issues, and also at least in systemd's case, > but I guess this also goes for upstart, to add additional value that > hasn't even been an option with sysvinit (socket activation being one > thing). > > > Regards, David Weinehall > -- > /) David Weinehall <t...@debian.org> /) Rime on my window (\ > // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // Diamond-white roses of fire // > \) http://www.acc.umu.se/~tao/ (/ Beautiful hoar-frost (/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120304102042.ge17...@suiko.acc.umu.se >
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