On Wed, 29 May 2013 22:52:58 -0400 "Walter Dnes" <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote:
> > > In order for a different init system to come up, some file(s) > > > somewhere *MUST* be different, no ifs/ands/ors/buts. > > > > How true is this in general? It is usually only a change of the init > > parameter. > > Where is the init parameter changed? Wherever it needs to be changed. > [... SNIP] byte-identical hard drives [SNIP ...] You either change it at boot time or on the hard drive. > > > The problem with an eselect approach is that it's like asking a > > > brain surgeon to operate on himself. > > > > eselect and wrappers don't operate on themselves, please elaborate. > > The operating system is changing itself. The world is changing itself. > > > [SNIP to shorten mail] > > > > Users can already do this, this isn't a solution. > > If users can already do it themselves, then why this entire thread? > Why do we need eselect/whatever? For the same reason we have all the other eselect modules. http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/eselect/ Ironically, that project description even mentions init system... :) -- With kind regards, Tom Wijsman (TomWij) Gentoo Developer E-mail address : tom...@gentoo.org GPG Public Key : 6D34E57D GPG Fingerprint : C165 AF18 AB4C 400B C3D2 ABF0 95B2 1FCD 6D34 E57D
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