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From: brettrsears@×××××.com
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing order of default virtual/udev provider
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:55:00
Message-Id: 1588185759-1455720889-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-839616009-@b18.c1.bise6.blackberry
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing order of default virtual/udev provider by Ben Kohler
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4 From: Ben Kohler <bkohler@×××××.com>
5 Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 08:01:32
6 To: <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
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8 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing order of default virtual/udev provider
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10 On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 7:55 AM, Richard Yao <ryao@g.o> wrote:
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12 >
13 >
14 > eudev has every commit scrutinized by people who care about using it on
15 > Gentoo. systemd-udev does not. Consequently, eudev has avoided the system
16 > boot breaking regressions that prompted its creation. That is a good reason
17 > to make it the new default. If it fails to fulfill its duties, then this
18 > could be revisited, but that should be unlikely.
19 >
20 > I think if someone could enumerate those specific breakages and present it
21 as evidence, that could get more people on board for this change. Moreso
22 than just "upstream doesn't care about us" or "eventually split udev will
23 be impossible".
24
25 -Ben

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