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On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Denis Dupeyron <calchan@g.o> wrote: |
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> Gentoo is a base distribition with its own set of derivatives, just like Debian |
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> and Slackware. |
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Yup, and ironically most installations of Gentoo and its derivatives |
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run upstart, which isn't even in the portage tree. How's that for |
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choice? |
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> It is even debatable that there is a default in Gentoo. Most |
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> users seem to be attached to OpenRC, but the fact that systemd is a |
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> hard requirement of Gnome blurs the picture. |
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Well, following the handbook gives users an openrc-based system. At |
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some point perhaps the handbook will make systemd a first-class |
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citizen, and it will be just another option like lilo vs grub and so |
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on. The only thing holding that up is cleaning things up and writing |
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the documentation, and it sounds like there are some interested in |
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doing just that. |
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With all the Debian stuff going on I've been thinking about whether |
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Gentoo needs to do more, and honestly I think we covered most of the |
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ground we needed to cover last summer/fall. I think we've cleared the |
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way as much as we can for both openrc and systemd to be completely |
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successful on Gentoo. We don't have to pick a winner, and I don't |
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think anyone would say it is quite time to change the "defaults" - |
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whatever that even means. |
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Rich |
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