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From: Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: eudev - is it a viable *long-term* option? - WAS: Re: [gentoo-user] Updating our live servers. I'm scared!
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:42:09
Message-Id: CAA2qdGVcA6Z1i8UUtxWWE1V0n3MuSbbaaecT1WDRd3-mYyCUvA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: eudev - is it a viable *long-term* option? - WAS: Re: [gentoo-user] Updating our live servers. I'm scared! by Tanstaafl
1 On Mar 30, 2013 9:48 PM, "Tanstaafl" <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org> wrote:
2 >
3 > I should have added that this is for a server (not hardened), so I don't
4 care about hot plug this or that, I just care about stability and
5 reliability with respect to updates not breaking booting capability...
6 >
7 >
8 > On 2013-03-30 10:39 AM, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org> wrote:
9 >>
10 >> On 2013-03-28 2:15 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
11 >>>
12 >>> Just a thought. Have you thought about switching to eudev? That would
13 >>> solve some udev issues. Since you are running a hardened profile and
14 >>> servers, may not be a option tho.
15 >>
16 >>
17 >> I'm curious...
18 >>
19 >> Is eudev still being 'maintained'? Does it still have any advantages
20 >> over the new udev?
21 >>
22 >> I'm mostly concerned about getting so far behind that I end up in an
23 >> untenable situation... ie, eudev dies in 1+ years, and the changes
24 >> between now and then make it virtually to update to whatever is the new
25 >> way...
26 >>
27 >
28 >
29
30 All my servers use mdev.
31
32 'nuff said.
33
34 Rgds,
35 --

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