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On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:02:31 -0500 |
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Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> As long as OpenRC is the default init system in Gentoo, it is on |
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> those who want something *other* than OpenRC (ie, systemd) to do the |
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> work of implementing it. |
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It's the job of whoever wants any init system to work to make it work, |
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isn't it? There's no magic that makes the default work without |
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it being someone's job to make it work. |
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No matter what the default is, for any init system to work, there has |
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to be a group of people committed to making it work. There are such |
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groups for OpenRC and systemd within Gentoo. And since Gentoo is about |
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choice, each group bears the burden of doing whatever is reasonable to |
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make sure it doesn't interfere with users' ability to run whichever |
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system they want. Reaching a consensus about "whatever is reasonable" |
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isn't always a pretty process, but they have to do it anyway. |
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I'm an OpenRC user, and I intend to remain one, but I wouldn't mind if |
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Gentoo had no default init system and the user would have to choose |
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one at install time via a profile choice, eselect, or just a bunch of |
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USE flags, as long as the choices are well documented. |