Bug#727708: SystemD

2014-02-12 Thread Steven Chamberlain
x ports are likely going to work that way, which means the init scripts will have been already tested for this. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listma

Bug#727708: Call for votes on init system resolution

2014-02-08 Thread Steven Chamberlain
ue to support sysvinit unless there is no > technically feasible way to do so. Reasonable changes to preserve or > improve sysvinit support should be accepted through the jessie > release. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#727708: call for votes on default Linux init system for jessie

2014-02-08 Thread Steven Chamberlain
d level of coupling may lead to ports either supporting or dropping certain packages, or a whole desktop environment. IMHO it was a little frustrating that Ian's ballot couldn't go ahead last week and reach a consensus on both issues. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org

Bug#727708: TC resolution revised draft

2014-01-31 Thread Steven Chamberlain
the other question, you can avoid losing on it by simply putting the systemd options with equal preference: DT = DL > UL > UT Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#727708: TC resolution revised draft

2014-01-31 Thread Steven Chamberlain
uestions were uncoupled and decided in *reverse* order, someone might decide to compromise on their choice of init system, due to the result of the first decision making their original choice less palatable. I think that's what people are expressing in their vote. Regards, -- Steven Chamberl

Bug#727708: multiple init systems - formal resolution proposal - Don't like software, don't use it. Absolutely.

2014-01-30 Thread Steven Chamberlain
needs? Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/52ea8bfc.2020...@pyro.eu.org

Bug#727708: TC resolution revised draft

2014-01-30 Thread Steven Chamberlain
een split between O and OM for example? And so better to leave them in? Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lis

Bug#727708: multiple init systems - formal resolution proposal - Don't like software, don't use it. Absolutely.

2014-01-30 Thread Steven Chamberlain
rance. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#727708: call for votes on default Linux init system for jessie

2014-01-29 Thread Steven Chamberlain
'? A Debian GNOME install would likely install systemd, otherwise it could be something else. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...

Bug#727708: On diversity

2014-01-19 Thread Steven Chamberlain
choose from. That is, until/unless someone else can provide an alternate implementation of logind, or whatever else is needed, then it would become installable/usable again. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.debian.or

Bug#727708: Thoughts/Summary on the init-system

2014-01-19 Thread Steven Chamberlain
So, I would agree exactly with what Andi said. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/52dc1908.4030...@pyro.eu.org

Bug#727708: Init system resolution open questions

2014-01-19 Thread Steven Chamberlain
do the work if they don't want to. Porters may have to work hard and restore any lost functionality they care enough about. I imagine such problems will be RC-severity bugs, so it should be possible within existing practices to get patches applied or NMUd. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain

Bug#727708: Upstart running on GNU/kFreeBSD

2014-01-16 Thread Steven Chamberlain
ither OpenRC nor Upstart have been ported to GNU/Hurd yet, but I'd guess at least one of them could be ported in time for jessie. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#727708: Bits from linux.conf.au

2014-01-16 Thread Steven Chamberlain
lly nice dashboard may also show a diff of changes in the default init script, to keep track of when the others might need updating. Maybe that's similar to how translators' work is done. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ.

Bug#727708: Bits from linux.conf.au

2014-01-15 Thread Steven Chamberlain
ave. (That's also why GNU/kFreeBSD and Hurd ought to pick the same). Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http:

Bug#727708: Bits from linux.conf.au

2014-01-15 Thread Steven Chamberlain
ng to OpenRC, or be trying to port Upstart. I'm personally undecided and the tech-ctte decision could easily sway my opinion on this. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#727708: Bits from linux.conf.au

2014-01-13 Thread Steven Chamberlain
derway, any specific disagreements between teams over how to do things or what's reasonable, could be handled separately as they arise, and escalated to the ctte where necessary? It wouldn't matter to me which is ultimately chosen as the default in that case, if I only knew I would

Bug#727708: Bits from linux.conf.au

2014-01-13 Thread Steven Chamberlain
On 13/01/14 13:48, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2014-01-13 13:15:07 +0000, Steven Chamberlain wrote: >> In the slides[0] 13 to 15, he summarises init systems something like: >> * SysV - simple, familiar and deterministic > > Deterministic? Only the traditional SysV. Debi

Bug#727708: Bits from linux.conf.au

2014-01-13 Thread Steven Chamberlain
sed logging, and an sshd started in the initrd, for human or automated intervention in case the machine doesn't finish booting. That may have pushed them in favour of a simpler init system. [0]: http://marc.merlins.org/linux/talks/ProdNG-LCA2014/ProdNG.odp Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste..

Bug#727708: init system other points, and conclusion

2014-01-04 Thread Steven Chamberlain
the ports. [please keep me in Cc if responding directly to anything I said here] Thanks, Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#727708: tech-ctte: Decide which init system to default to in Debian.

2013-11-29 Thread Steven Chamberlain
other APIs can't be found) want to do this, if systemd isn't chosen as the sole default on GNU/Linux. (It seems similar to a maintainer being able to restrict packages to Arch: linux-any if they cannot / do not want to support non-Linux ports). Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro

Re: Bug#727708: systemd (security) bugs (was: init system question)

2013-11-29 Thread Steven Chamberlain
ing able to use something else. Preferably without having to switch a different distro or third-party derivative. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact l

Bug#727708: init system question before the technical committee

2013-11-27 Thread Steven Chamberlain
y be taken as 'complete' as soon the tech-ctte is ready to move forward with this. I think maintainers of all the other proposals have said they are ready now. Thanks, Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#727708: init system question before the technical committee

2013-11-21 Thread Steven Chamberlain
tals are needed on this page and it reads nicer this way. And I'm too tired to argue this much more; the debate has already taken far more energy than I would like. Thanks, Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#727708: tech-ctte: Decide which init system to default to in Debian.

2013-10-28 Thread Steven Chamberlain
https://wiki.debian.org/debate/initsystem/multiple or follow up on debian-devel@ Thanks! Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#699808: tech-ctte: syslinux vs the wheezy release

2013-02-08 Thread Steven Chamberlain
and published at: http://release.debian.org/wheezy/freeze_policy.html Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51158fbb.5070...@pyro.eu.org