On 02/26/2014 6:44 AM, Peter Stuge wrote:
> Joshua Kinard wrote:
>> Most future Linux systems that are based off of mainstream
>> distributions will *have* to use systemd+udev in order to
>> achieve maximum functionality.
>
> Certainly!
Clarification: I wasn't implying that that was entirely a good thing,
however. But that's just my opinion.
> And I think the reason systemd gains traction is that such maximum
> functionality can easily include various things which aren't available
> and more difficult with other choices.
I would argue that it gains traction more by providing APIs that only it can
implement. However efficient or sensible these APIs might be, when major,
upstream software projects use those APIs, you are then left with two
choices: switch to systemd+udev or lose the functionality offered by
${MAJOR_UPSTREAM_PROJECT}. udev was the first example of this, and more
will follow in time.
> It just means that many have a changed mindset and want something else.
Many != Everyone, though. But, when you're in the minority, I guess that's
not really relevant. Majority takes all. C'est la vie.
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Joshua Kinard
Gentoo/MIPS
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"The past tempts us, the present confuses us, the future frightens us. And
our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast, terrible in-between."
--Emperor Turhan, Centauri Republic
