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From: Martin Lesser <gentoo@××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New USE flag 'daemontools' as an alternative to init.d
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 06:46:39
Message-Id: 87iso1jg2m.fsf@nb-acer.better-com.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] New USE flag 'daemontools' as an alternative to init.d by "Hallgrimur H. Gunnarsson"
1 "Hallgrimur H. Gunnarsson" <hhg@××××.is> writes:
2
3 > I'd like to propose a new USE flag.
4 >
5 > On my systems I've added a 'daemontools' USE flag
6 > as an alternative to the current init.d for
7 > service management. To be a true metadistribution,
8 > it doesn't seem fair to let init.d have a monopoly
9 > on providing service management for packages.
10
11 I second this idea.
12
13 But if I understand http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/faq.xml#doc_chap8_sect1
14 correctly former gentoo distris used daemontools so I would like to know
15 why gentoo switched away from this really good and stable piece of
16 software.
17
18 Martin
19
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Re: [gentoo-dev] New USE flag 'daemontools' as an alternative to init.d Wes Chow <wes@×××××××××.net>