Bug#727708: call for votes on default Linux init system for jessie
On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:23:11AM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jan 2014, Neil McGovern wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:05:18AM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote:
> > > Where feasible, software should interoperate with non-default init
> > > systems; maintainers are encouraged to accept technically sound
> > > patches to enable interoperation, even if it results in degraded
> > > operation.
> > >
> >
> > Did you mean "degraded operation while running under the non-default
> > init." or "degraded operation while running under the default init."?
>
> The former. So :
>
> Where feasible, software should interoperate with non-default init
> systems; maintainers are encouraged to accept technically sound
> patches to enable interoperation, even if it results in degraded
> operation while running under the non-default init.
Maybe I'm dense...
Scenario: Let's say that OpenRC is the new default init and in the
meanwhile, Gnome has gained a dependency on systemd. A patch to
support Upstart in Gnome is posted that partially breaks the
functionality under systemd.
By your wording, maintainers are encouraged to accept the patch.
Zbyszek
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