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>>>>> On Sun, 28 Nov 2021, William Hubbs wrote: |
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> On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 09:36:32AM +0300, Eray Aslan wrote: |
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>> 1/ Static allocation does not really solve a problem. Not really not |
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>> nowadays |
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>> 2/ We cant keep adding new IDs to a distribution as new software gets |
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>> added - one side is unbounded. This is losing game. |
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Not sure. In practice, the number of packages is limited. (And if the |
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argument was valid, it would apply to dynamic alloction too.) |
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>> Switching back to dynamic allocation seems to be the best option. |
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> I realize I'm very late to this party, but +1 from me also. |
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> We should use dynamic uid/git assignment by default and maybe provide |
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> a way to force certain uids/gids to be constant if users want this. |
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While the rationale for static allocation that made it into GLEP 81 [1] |
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is rather weak, several people had argued in favour of it on the mailing |
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list [2]. |
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In any case, let's cross that bridge when we reach it. For now, we're |
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good with 250 additional IDs. |
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Ulrich |
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[1] https://www.gentoo.org/glep/glep-0081.html#rationale |
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[2] https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/message/33903763d46d193a25e4c03c4851bfc3 |
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