Here's something else that I just realized. Upstart is already covered by the exam objectives for the Ubuntu-specific LPI 199 exam. Do we really need to cover Upstart again in the regular exam series?
> Message: 1 > Date: 16 Sep 2008 15:03:01 -0400 > From: "G. Matthew Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [lpi-examdev] New LPI 101 Exam, 101.3 > To: "This is the lpi-examdev mailing list." <lpi-examdev@lpi.org> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > MJang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> w/r/t the new objectives, item 101.3, I see no reference to the Upstart >> system. Looks like Upstart is replacing init at least on the latest >> Ubuntu and Fedora distros. >> >> So I suggest that some info on Upstart be included in the new LPI exam. >> I don't know if init should be deleted completely, unless all major >> distros are replacing init with Upstart. > > This is a good question. Probably a more correct one is "Should we dump > /etc/inittab in favour of /etc/event.d?" > > I didn't realize that upstart had left the ubuntu world. I've verified that > /etc/inittab is gone from Ubuntu 8.04, can someone also verified that it is > definitely gone from Fedora? And not just supporting upstart. > > > Also, does anyone have an opinion on whether upstart is going to catch on? > The last I read, it wasn't much of an improvement (performance-wise) to old > init. The home page: > > http://upstart.ubuntu.com/ > > lists: > * Ubuntu 6.10 and later > * Fedora 9 and later > * Debian experimental > > as the distros picking it up. > > To answer myself, I think that we could probably wait upstart is adopted more > widely but I'd like to hear other opinions. > > Regards, _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list lpi-examdev@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
