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From: "Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@×××××.at>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] udev blocks systemd etc
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:21:59
Message-Id: 51530E69.6050402@xunil.at
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] udev blocks systemd etc by Michael Mol
1 Am 27.03.2013 15:34, schrieb Michael Mol:
2 > On 03/27/2013 10:33 AM, Michael Mol wrote:
3 >> On 03/27/2013 10:25 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:
4 >>> Ok...
5 >>>
6 >>> So, what is this all about?
7 >>>
8 >>> Does all of this mean that udev is now going *completely*
9 >>> away, *totally* replaced by systemd?
10 >>>
11 >>> If so, has there been any kind of formal announcement about
12 >>> this *anywhere*??
13 >>
14 >> Hold your horses.
15 >>
16 >> The devs will work something out; systemd is not replacing the
17 >> udev package for all users. For the moment, it's just replacing
18 >> the udev package for users using systemd.
19 >>
20 >> The problem at the moment is a spat between the systemd
21 >> maintainer and the udev maintainer. They don't see eye to eye
22 >> about which packages should be providing which files (and where),
23 >> and there's also a serious miscommunication (and
24 >> misinterpretation of historical communication) issue between the
25 >> two of them at the moment. They're trying to get it worked out
26 >> (via attempting cooperation or via arbitration, whatever is
27 >> necessary), and things will settle down.
28 >>
29 >> In the mean time, if I read the context right, this issue should
30 >> only affect people who are using systemd. This shouldn't be
31 >> affecting people who aren't using systemd.
32 >
33 > (incidentally, to anyone who's following the issue, please correct
34 > me if I'm wrong...)
35
36 I understand the situation as you do ...

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Re: [gentoo-user] udev blocks systemd etc Jake Margason <jmargason758@×××××.com>