Replacing eudev with udev is far easier than developing new software. Someone can come up with an alternative to udev later.
On Monday, June 29th, 2026 at 1:10 AM, Anderson Torres <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 27, 2026 at 10:41 PM mr.doojin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > eudev hasn't been updated for a long time. > > > > Gentoo linux replaced eudev with udev in systemd-utils. > > > > Is it time for guix to replace eudev with udev as well? > > > > eudev will not last long. > > Given what I learned by reading [Stack > Exchange](https://archive.ph/wip/FJiM8) and > [https://github.com/museoa/mdev-like-a-boss](mdev like a boss), I > believe we ourselves > can keep a copy of eudev, or even better, a Scheme-based udev replacement. > After all Guix created > [elogind](https://github.com/elogind/elogind) and we somehow achieved > [gnome without systemd](https://piaille.fr/@baleine/114910397837172799) > just to run > gnome on a systemd-less distro. > > But I am too megalomaniac... > > > >
