Re: Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Andrey Rahmatullin
On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 01:10:58AM -0500, Brian Gupta wrote: > Do you think it's ok in any case to remove init scripts. Let's say an > upstream stops maintaining init scripts, In my experience init scripts can only be written for Debian, not "maintained upstream". -- WBR, wRAR signature.asc

Re: Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Brian Gupta
On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 7:51 PM Dmitry Bogatov wrote: > > [2019-11-14 17:15] Ian Jackson > > Dmitry Bogatov writes ("Draft text on Init Systems GR"): > > > Choice 1: Affirm Init Diversity > > > > > > Being able to run Debian systems with init systems other than > > > systemd

Re: Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities

2019-11-14 Thread Scott Kitterman
On November 15, 2019 3:26:31 AM UTC, Russ Allbery wrote: >Scott Kitterman writes: > >> This option makes multiple references to RC and non-RC bugs based on >> actions of the policy editors. > >> It's my understanding that determining if a bug is RC or not is a >> Release Team function, not

Re: Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities

2019-11-14 Thread Russ Allbery
Scott Kitterman writes: > This option makes multiple references to RC and non-RC bugs based on > actions of the policy editors. > It's my understanding that determining if a bug is RC or not is a > Release Team function, not the policy editors. > Would it be better to use something like

Re: Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities

2019-11-14 Thread Scott Kitterman
On November 14, 2019 8:08:28 PM UTC, Sam Hartman wrote: > > >I'd like to propose the following resolution. > >Seconds are not required, but it would be valuable to get confirmation >that the three choices contained in this proposal are worth having on >the ballot. >So, rather than seconding

Re: Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities

2019-11-14 Thread Russ Allbery
Brian Gupta writes: > On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 9:13 PM Russ Allbery wrote: >> Are you specifically looking for an option that says that packages that >> support systemd are required to support sysvinit and that it's an RC >> bug if they don't? > Yes. That was my understanding of the tortured

Re: Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities

2019-11-14 Thread Brian Gupta
On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 9:13 PM Russ Allbery wrote: > Brian Gupta writes: > > > I would like to see an additional option to leave current policy > > unchanged. Obviously if I am alone in wanting this option, please > > disregardt. > > What does that mean to you? I ask because Policy is a

Re: Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities

2019-11-14 Thread Matthias Klumpp
Am Do., 14. Nov. 2019 um 21:24 Uhr schrieb Sam Hartman : > > I'd like to propose the following resolution. > > Seconds are not required, but it would be valuable to get confirmation > that the three choices contained in this proposal are worth having on > the ballot. > So, rather than seconding

Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Russ Allbery
Wouter Verhelst writes: > On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 06:36:53PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: >> CONTRIBUTIONS OF NON-SYSTEMD SUPPORT WILL BE ACCEPTED >> >> * Failing to support non-systemd systems when such support is >>available, or offered in the form of patches (or packages), >>*should*

Re: Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities

2019-11-14 Thread Russ Allbery
Brian Gupta writes: > I would like to see an additional option to leave current policy > unchanged. Obviously if I am alone in wanting this option, please > disregardt. What does that mean to you? I ask because Policy is a little incoherent and a lot incomplete. Are you specifically looking

Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Russ Allbery
Ian Jackson writes: > Here is my proposal. It is unfortunately quite long. The reason is > that I am trying to address the dysfuncdtional patterns I have seen over > the past few years, and give specific remedies. I wish that a GR had the moral suasion that would get everyone to be excellent

Re: Simple Init Diversity statement (search for seconds)

2019-11-14 Thread Russ Allbery
Dmitry Bogatov writes: > Choice: Affirm Init Diversity > Being able to run Debian systems with init systems other than > systemd continues to be value for the project. Package not > working with pid1 != systemd is RC bug, unless it was designed > by upstream to

Re: Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities

2019-11-14 Thread Brian Gupta
On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 7:09 PM Russ Allbery wrote: > Sam Hartman writes: > > > I'd like to propose the following resolution. > > > Seconds are not required, but it would be valuable to get confirmation > > that the three choices contained in this proposal are worth having on > > the ballot.

Re: Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Dmitry Bogatov
[2019-11-14 17:15] Ian Jackson > Dmitry Bogatov writes ("Draft text on Init Systems GR"): > > Choice 1: Affirm Init Diversity > > > > Being able to run Debian systems with init systems other than > > systemd continues to be value for the project. Package not > > working

Simple Init Diversity statement (search for seconds)

2019-11-14 Thread Dmitry Bogatov
Choice: Affirm Init Diversity Being able to run Debian systems with init systems other than systemd continues to be value for the project. Package not working with pid1 != systemd is RC bug, unless it was designed by upstream to work exclusively with

Re: Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities

2019-11-14 Thread Russ Allbery
Sam Hartman writes: > I'd like to propose the following resolution. > Seconds are not required, but it would be valuable to get confirmation > that the three choices contained in this proposal are worth having on > the ballot. So, rather than seconding the proposal it would be useful > if

Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities

2019-11-14 Thread Sam Hartman
I'd like to propose the following resolution. Seconds are not required, but it would be valuable to get confirmation that the three choices contained in this proposal are worth having on the ballot. So, rather than seconding the proposal it would be useful if people would ack choices here

Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Sam Hartman
Ian, first, thanks for a really great and constructive proposal. I'm assuming you plan to propose this as an amendment and get seconds. There's one area where I'm hoping you can come up with different wording, because at least for me, your current wording fails at being excellent to each other.

Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 06:36:53PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > CONTRIBUTIONS OF NON-SYSTEMD SUPPORT WILL BE ACCEPTED > > * Failing to support non-systemd systems when such support is >available, or offered in the form of patches (or packages), >*should* be treated as a release critical

Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Ian Jackson
Sam Hartman writes ("[draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR"): > This is a draft GR. I hope to be at a point where I could formally > propose a GR in a week, assuming discussion converges that fast. Here is my proposal. It is unfortunately quite long. The reason is that I am trying to address

adding more topics to this GR (Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR)

2019-11-14 Thread Ian Jackson
Holger Levsen writes ("adding more topics to this GR (Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR)"): > On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 05:31:19PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Issue 4. Hateful stuff on our lists etc. > > > > I have tried to capture what kinds of statements are the key problem > > here.

Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 04:16:58PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Wouter Verhelst writes ("Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR"): > > You can formally propose a GR today, and I recommend you do -- otherwise > > we end up discussing things before the discussion period, and then you > > need to

Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 08:58:52AM -0500, Sam Hartman wrote: > > "Wouter" == Wouter Verhelst writes: > Wouter> Oh, right. Okay. I suppose that makes sense; the nbd-client > Wouter> init script hasn't been touched since I wrote the nbd-client > Wouter> systemd unit, and so I can't

adding more topics to this GR (Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR)

2019-11-14 Thread Holger Levsen
On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 05:31:19PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Issue 4. Hateful stuff on our lists etc. > > I have tried to capture what kinds of statements are the key problem > here. I think we need to clearly tell our listmasters etc. what we > expect, since enforcement action they take

Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Ian Jackson
Sam Hartman writes ("[draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR"): > This is a draft GR. I hope to be at a point where I could formally > propose a GR in a week, assuming discussion converges that fast. I don't think these options really answer the key questions clearly. I am going to propose a

Re: Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Ian Jackson
Dmitry Bogatov writes ("Draft text on Init Systems GR"): > So, here is my rewording, much simplier and shorter. > > Choice 1: Affirm Init Diversity > > Being able to run Debian systems with init systems other than > systemd continues to be value for the project. Package

Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-14 Thread Ian Jackson
Wouter Verhelst writes ("Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR"): > You can formally propose a GR today, and I recommend you do -- otherwise > we end up discussing things before the discussion period, and then you > need to sit and wait at least seven days during the *actual* discussion >

Next Steps

2019-11-14 Thread Sam Hartman
I'm using the language of amendments and stuff even though I realize this is not formally correct. hi. My current plan to move forward based on discussion here is: * Update choice 1 to accept an amendment proposed by Martin: Correct an ambiguous sentence to say: > a package having a