Rich Freeman wrote: > >> i'd say never. there is no benefit in switching. pkg-config is the > >> default implementation from freedesktop.org. > > > > That's one awful double standard. :\ > > Double-standards aside, I don't think the "original" implementation is > what matters, so much as what works best for our users (and ourselves) > in practice.
Sure thing! I agree with that, that is a pragmatic approach. > Others have pointed out that we don't have enough data to safely > switch the default A good point. > once that data is collected if it makes sense to switch we should > do so. I think that is fair, along with.. > We don't use XFree86 or LILO, and quite a few are eager to drop udev. > The important thing is to offer users meaningful choices, and make the > default whatever makes the most sense at the time we set it. ..always being open to re-evaluate and change the default again, if that makes the most sense at a later time. //Peter PS. I for one would actually prefer LILO to be the Gentoo default. :)
