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From: Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing order of default virtual/udev provider
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2016 12:43:08
Message-Id: CAGfcS_kV2BK385WSnoBfZUAUb-epAEsTVX7vRy8QppigG=OVHQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing order of default virtual/udev provider by Daniel Campbell
1 On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 7:36 AM, Daniel Campbell <zlg@g.o> wrote:
2 >
3 > Given that the push for kdbus is more a political API move than
4 > anything, I can see eudev sticking to the current interface and
5 > working just fine.
6
7 I doubt udev is going to make that switch until kdbus is merged into
8 the kernel. I doubt that Linus will accept it simply over politics.
9
10 Once it is in the mainline kernel, why wouldn't the eudev maintainers
11 switch? At that point just about anybody using dbus is going to be
12 making a switch to kdbus.
13
14 Not using kdbus will be like not using /proc.
15
16 --
17 Rich

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing order of default virtual/udev provider "Anthony G. Basile" <blueness@g.o>