On 02/16/2014 02:55 PM, akhiezer wrote: >> Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 12:59:19 +0100 >> From: Frans de Boer <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [lfs-support] systemd versus sysvinit >> >> Dear All, >> >> It looks like most Linux distributions are switching to systemd from >> sysvinit. As Bruce is even one of the (co-?)authors of systemd, the >> knowledge is already in the house. Why would (x)LFS stick to sysvinit >> while the rest of the world is moving to systemd? >> > > > - well, maybe much of 'the Linux world': much of 'the rest of the world' > uses windows/mac/android; why would you use linux (per se) when much of > 'the rest of the world' has not moved to it?
This was written in the context of Linux & LFS. > There is of course the systemd-lfs branch. ((It's apt to be known as > 'systemd-lfs' rather than 'lfs-systemd', to get correct the order of > 'drivers' - i.e. dictating what you will do.)) > > >> Of course, simplicity might be one reason. After all sysvinit system is >> much easier to understand then the somewhat more complex systemd system. >> However, if everybody was thinking like this, there would be no progress >> ever. > > > That 'However ...' sentence appears to contain multiple fallacious > assumptions, leaps of 'logic', &c: could you detail a bit more your line > of thought there? (GroupThink & LockStep) != (genuine value & progress). > I was not meant to take on the whole world so don't take it too literally. > >> I also think that in order to keep (x)LFS attractive to new followers, >> the project should go with the flow. >> > > > A POS always has its attractants. > > Bear in mind that Linux start by going, at least substantially, against > the flow. You may wish to lookup the von Neumann / Hilbert quote about > the flow of rivers. > > >> Since my days of programming are long past, I can only offer my system >> resources for (test)building development versions - much as what I do today. >> > > > Again, there's the sysd-lfs branch. Were you aware of that? > No, I was not aware of that but have found it in the mean time. I will look into it, thanks for the pointers! Frans. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
