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On 18/02/2014 18:24, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> Hi all, |
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> Ok, before I go and open up a bug requesting this... |
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> I know there have to be a lot of people on this list who can answer this |
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> question... |
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> Is making the use of systemd or not based on a selected Profile, as |
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> opposed to manually trying to do it via USE flags etc, a practical |
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> request, or not? |
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> Meaning: |
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> 1. is it doable, |
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> 2. how hard (on a scale of 1/easy to 10/hard to impossible) would it |
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> be to do this, and |
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> 3. regardless of the difficulty in achieving it, how hard would it be |
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> (on a scale of 1 (easy) to 10 (hard to impossible)) to maintain in |
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> the long run? |
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> I'm hoping that even if the answer to #2 above is 7+, if the answer to |
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> #3 is 'relatively easy' or better, then maybe it still stands a chance |
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> of getting done. |
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> And incidentally, Canek, if I was a programmer, I'd be happy to |
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> volunteer to take it on, but alas I'm just a lowly user... |
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Didn't we discuss this very question a few months back? (it might have |
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been on -dev though) |
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I recall a distinct sticking point being the immediate doubling of |
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number of profiles - you'd need as many as there are no, doubled. 1 for |
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a systemd version, 1 for a non-systemd version |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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