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On 17/02/2014 14:17, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> In fact, it seems to me that, since (from what I've read) the primary |
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> reason that systemd was written in the first place was to provide |
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> extremely fast boots *in virtualized environments*, having it be a |
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> choice made by selecting a corresponding *profile* is the *ideal* |
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> solution - at least for gentoo. At least this way everything could be |
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> documented, and switching between a systemd and non-systemd profile can |
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> be supported for as long as possible, understanding that at some point |
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> in time it may have to become an install time choice - kind of like |
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> choosing between hardened or not is mostly an install time choice now. |
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To me, this is as close to ideal as it can get. |
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As I said in my opening post, I do not suffer from the problem RedHat is |
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solving - my machines seldom reboot quicker than every 10 days |
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(including laptops) and OpenRC gets me to a useable prompt faster than |
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the BIOS takes to do it's thing :-) |
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A profile-like solution would suit me perfectly, something I can use or |
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not as I see fit and the choice made at install time. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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