Bug#727708: Call for Votes on init system coupling
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 10:58:25AM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Feb 2014, Andreas Barth wrote:
> > * Ian Jackson (ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk) [140221 19:06]:
> > > The options on the ballot are:
> > >
> > > L Software may not depend on a specific init system
> > > N No TC resolution on this question at this time
> > > A Advice: sysvinit compatibility in jessie and multiple init support
> > > FD Further discussion
> >
> > I vote L A N FD.
>
> With this vote, the outcome is potentially in doubt; if Steve ranks L >
> A, then Bdale has the casting vote between L and N. If Steve ranks A >
> L, or does not vote, then N is the winner. [Presumably in the first
> case, Bdale will select N, but I'm not sure if that's enough to call the
> vote no longer in doubt.]
Assuming this is all the case, I haven't really checked, I think
that N is the winner in any case. I see no reason why Bdale would
suddenly pick L over N since he already put N first and L below
FD.
Kurt
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