Bug#727708: multiple init systems - formal resolution proposal
On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> Michael Gilbert dixit:
>
>>Why not avoid impeding progress and just let gnome do what it needs to
>>work the way it wants, which would involve depending on the right
>
> Excuse me, why is GNOME, specifically, being allowed to “do what it
> wants”, in this case?
gnome is simply an example, which makes sense to talk about given its
apparent direction toward being systemd-only.
Why exactly would it be harmful for the gnome island to be a systemd world?
> Imagine other software with a more-or-less legitimate dependency on, meh idk, upstart for example.
I don't see any problem with that either. If someone were interested
in creating "upstartwm", why get in their way?
Best wishes,
Mike
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