On 11/9/2014 11:01 PM, Matthias Urlichs wrote:
Hi,
Andrew McGlashan:
Forwarding a message "as is" from another mailing list ... very relevant
to Linux and the systemd dilemma.
No, it is not.
Sorry, but requiring an up-to-date kernel (or any other infrastructure you
rely on) instead of maintaining workarounds and compatibility code in
perpetuity makes perfect sense.
If you don't like that choice, you have a lot of legitimate options
* use another init
* use an older version of systemd
* upgrade your kernel
* back-port the features you want/need
Note that bitching about upstream choices on debian-vote is not included in
this list.
The problem is that option #1 is becoming less and less viable due to
more and
more packages pulling in systemd dependencies, sometimes completely
unecessarily from a functionality standpoint.
I use systemd on a laptop and a desktop (voluntarily, not because of
dependencies), but it's fairly clear that there are enough reasons for
systemd
to not be forced on people.
I find it quite ironic that people are complaining about a GR being used to
force a decision on people when this whole thing started because systemd is
being forced on people.
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