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From: Richard Yao <ryao@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing order of default virtual/udev provider
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 13:55:25
Message-Id: 049EAA3B-1C4B-4DBA-8407-A450583DA77F@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing order of default virtual/udev provider by Ben Kohler
1 > On Feb 17, 2016, at 8:47 AM, Ben Kohler <bkohler@×××××.com> wrote:
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5 >> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 7:39 AM, Richard Yao <ryao@g.o> wrote:
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7 >> I have no idea why we are even discussing the choice of default for virtual/udev to have subdiscussions about kdbus. Practically everyone on the list thinks eudev is the best choice.
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9 > I think a lot of us appreciate that eudev exists as a lifeboat or backup plan, but want to wait until there's a real, obvious, technical reason to switch. MOST of the reasons given have just been vague predictions of future doom and gloom. And if we dare ask for more technical reasons, we get berated for being a "systemd lover".
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11 > "Let's wait until udev becomes unusable" doesn't seem that unreasonable to me, and it has nothing to do with being pro or anti systemd.
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13 eudev has every commit scrutinized by people who care about using it on Gentoo. systemd-udev does not. Consequently, eudev has avoided the system boot breaking regressions that prompted its creation. That is a good reason to make it the new default. If it fails to fulfill its duties, then this could be revisited, but that should be unlikely.
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16 > -Ben
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