Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org>
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 14:47:45
Message-Id: 5156FAF0.5030103@libertytrek.org
In Reply to: eudev - is it a viable *long-term* option? - WAS: Re: [gentoo-user] Updating our live servers. I'm scared! by Tanstaafl
1 I should have added that this is for a server (not hardened), so I don't
2 care about hot plug this or that, I just care about stability and
3 reliability with respect to updates not breaking booting capability...
4
5 On 2013-03-30 10:39 AM, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org> wrote:
6 > On 2013-03-28 2:15 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
7 >> Just a thought. Have you thought about switching to eudev? That would
8 >> solve some udev issues. Since you are running a hardened profile and
9 >> servers, may not be a option tho.
10 >
11 > I'm curious...
12 >
13 > Is eudev still being 'maintained'? Does it still have any advantages
14 > over the new udev?
15 >
16 > I'm mostly concerned about getting so far behind that I end up in an
17 > untenable situation... ie, eudev dies in 1+ years, and the changes
18 > between now and then make it virtually to update to whatever is the new
19 > way...
20 >

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