On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 05:25:58AM CET, Ric Moore <wayward4...@gmail.com> said: > On 11/23/2014 09:20 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >On 11/23/2014 8:42 PM, Ric Moore wrote: > >>On 11/23/2014 12:17 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> That is the huge majority of Debian users. > >>>Some will get a rude surprise when they upgrade and things don't work as > >>>expected. > >> > >>Like what?? I first installed systemd back when it was announced. I have > >>yet to have a single problem with it. > >> > > > >What about all of those people with custom software running which relies > >on sysv init for starting? There are a lot of those systems out there - > >and every one of them will need work to conform to systemd. Many of > >those users will find it less time consuming and costly to change to > >another distro. It can be very expensive to bring someone up to speed > >on the systemd, then change and test all of their custom software (or > >pay a consultant to do it for you). > > > >>>Many will be able to fix those problems - but at a cost of time and > >>>manpower. Others will have neither the time nor the money to fix the > >>>problems, and still others will not have the technical expertise to do > >>>so. > >> > >>And yet the Linux community continues to lurch from pillar to post, as > >>always, surviving by our collective wits. That is our strength. That > >>part you just don't seem to appreciate, that nothing is ever static and > >>that change that is inherent within our little meritocracy and is our > >>greatness. > >> > > > >Yes, and while the Linux community continues, Debian will lose a lot of > >dedicated users due to this decision. Possibly another fork, or > >possibly another distro. But Debian will lose users. > > > How will Debian lose users? Debian is one of the LAST distros to adopt > systemd. Wheezy is good for another couple of years and it's still running > systemv. You're not suggesting that your user base will run Jessie anytime > soon?
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