> 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? >
Just to check, were you aware in saying the above, that also Ubuntu/Shuttleworth have now seemingly decided to switch to sysd: ---- http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1316 'Losing graciously' http://www.zdnet.com/after-linux-civil-war-ubuntu-to-adopt-systemd-7000026373/ 'After Linux civil war, Ubuntu to adopt systemd' http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTYwNDE 'Ubuntu To Abandon Upstart, Switch To Systemd' ---- One silver lining, as noted muchly, is that if there is linux dev input on sysd that is much wider than just the present cabal, then that might accelerate the bashing into shape of it, splitting it apart into genuinely modularised form, extracting and improving the reasonable ideas, letting go the duffs, and generally being less of an asshat's type of software: 'adopting' of course doesn't necessarily mean 'accepting as-is in its present and future upstream forms' indefinitely; folks won't stand for one-way dictats. rgds, akh > 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. > I also think that in order to keep (x)LFS attractive to new followers, > the project should go with the flow. > > 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. > > Regards, Frans. > -- > -- -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
