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On Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2009, Markos Chandras wrote: |
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> I agree with Nirbheek. You should always provide an updated documentation ( |
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> and a news item if necessary ) when you release a new major update of such |
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> core packages. I would like to see new openrc masked until the |
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> documentation is ready with full details about the transition to the new |
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> network init script. |
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> If you don't provide such documentation in time, you will fail to make |
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> users switch to new init script in the near future, since everybody will |
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> forget about this and will use the 'oldnet' use flag anyway. |
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> The sooner you will explain them how to migrate, the better |
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> results/feedback/updated systems you will get |
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You are right. If I want everybody to switch to new net init script. But do I |
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want that? |
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I still use the old one, as I think it is more powerful. |
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The old scripts will not be dropped in medium future if it does not break |
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stuff. |
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By the way I am no official maintainer of openrc, still caring about it and |
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fixing stuff if it annoys me or I have too much of free time. |
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About the new scripts in general: Do we consider them already good enough and |
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stable enough to recommend (non power-)users to transition? |
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Regards |
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Matthias |