On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 08:50:36PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > … and all of the efforts of the LSB to standardise sysvinit so that > every vendor can drop init.d scripts into place and expect them to > work, are undermined by upstart.
Right, just like the efforts of the LSB to standardize a package format are undermined by our use of .deb. > Sure, it has compatibility addons, but primarily it conflicts with > sysvinit and encourages vendors to provide upstart control files for > packages, instead of init.d scripts. Why in the world does it matter whether it's a compat layer, or if it's what the distributor uses for its own work? Do you advocate throwing away Policy and replacing it with the LSB? > I will not replace sysvinit or /sbin/init on crucial systems with > something that hasn't been around enough long enough for people to > understand and embrace with all their heart. > Don't get me wrong: I long for upstart's functionality. It just > seems "half-baked" and counter-productive when viewed in the light > of the LSB efforts. Not in the least. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
