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From: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: virtual/libudev
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:36:10
Message-Id: pan.2012.07.11.06.34.11@cox.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: virtual/libudev by Ben de Groot
1 Ben de Groot posted on Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:51:50 +0800 as excerpted:
2
3 > When upstream moved the udev sources to the systemd repo, they promised
4 > that udev would continue to be able to be used separately from systemd.
5 > We should hold them to that promise.
6 >
7 > If they break their promise (as it seems they are bent on doing), then
8 > we should go ahead with the fork as discussed earlier. I'm sure other
9 > distros such as Debian and Slackware would be happy to join us in that
10 > effort.
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12 Given the size of debian, I'd guess we'd likely be joining them, rather
13 than the other way around, tho slack would I'd guess be joining us...
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15 Regardless, I agree with the point, and yes, debian at least will
16 certainly be doing something as they have non-linux to worry about too,
17 tho OTOH they move slow enough they might indeed be joining us, size or
18 no size.
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22 "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master --
23 and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman