Bug#727708: loose ends for init system decision
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Vincent Bernat wrote:
> ❦ 30 décembre 2013 23:31 CET, Michael Gilbert :
>
>> Doing something like this, the best init system can win based truly on
>> merit (if/when the work gets done), rather than as a fuzzy upfront
>> judgement call.
>
> Unfortunately, being the best init is the not only the matter of its
> maintainers. A good integration implies to modify some packages whose
> maintainer may be hostile to some init and may consider that their
> package work well enough to not enable some feature needed by some init.
That is a hypothetical, of course, but it is a very real possibility
for any path that the TC decides here. However, selectable inits may
(possibly counter-intuitively) reduce this likely-hood. Since that
maintainer in the way also gets his init of choice, he may be less
likely to oppose an alternative that doesn't in any real sense get in
his way.
However, if/when this does happen, it will be an interesting test of
whether the TC has the political will to override an indignant
maintainer with their 3-to-1 majority power.
Best wishes,
Mike
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