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Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote: |
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>> I cannot see any relation between your remark and what I wrote. |
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>> Essentially, I think it is best to leave the handbook as it is now: |
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>> Have *one* reasonable alternative carried out and refer to others |
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>> to Wiki or some other source. |
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> The handbook already details multiple alternatives. So, you aren't |
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> arguing to preserve the status quo, but rather to remove options. |
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There are currently some alternatives, but most are either very short |
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and easy to maintain. Or - like e.g. the instruction to build |
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an initrd - they are simply *needed* for a basic system in some |
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(not extremely exotic) settings. Nothing comparable to give a |
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full openrc+systemd documentation. |
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> You seem happy to have only one alternative in the handbook, because |
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> you're just assuming it is the alternative you happen to prefer. |
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No. I don't care which alternative it is, as long as it does not |
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restrict the number of systems on which you can install it. |
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The user can always change to another alternative later on. |
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The handbook is in the first place an instruction how to get |
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*a* basic running system. Mentioning alternatives is fine, but |
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writing kB of details about them is IMHO the wrong place here. |
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You would loose the compactness of the handbook which was definitely |
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one of Gentoo's strengths. |
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> with picking just one option is that we all get to fight WW3 over |
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> which option it ends up being. I don't see any value in that. |
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I do neither. As mentioned, I think the actual maintainers |
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of the handbook should decide by themselves. Those who do |
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the work should do the decision. It's simple as that. |
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For this reason, this is now my last post on the topic. |
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In the end, it is up to the authors of the handbook anyway, |
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whether and what they decide. |