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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing order of default virtual/udev provider
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:35:20
Message-Id: 20160214203454.GF7732@vapier.lan
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing order of default virtual/udev provider by Alon Bar-Lev
1 On 14 Feb 2016 22:31, Alon Bar-Lev wrote:
2 > On 14 February 2016 at 22:23, Mike Frysinger wrote:
3 > > udev: it's the default in every major distro that everyone tests and
4 > > develops against.
5 > >
6 > > eudev: no one of any relevance outside of Gentoo runs it.
7 >
8 > I honestly don't understand this argument that pops over and over.
9 >
10 > No "major distro" using udev without systemd, so OpenRC people are
11 > already using udev in unsupported setup.
12 >
13 > Better to use a tool that is tested and supported in this setup.
14
15 the bring up of the daemon itself is not nearly as important as the
16 runtime interaction of people using libudev or rules being executed.
17 -mike

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