Re: RFC: OpenRC as Init System for Debian
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- Subject: Re: RFC: OpenRC as Init System for Debian
- From: Roger Leigh <rleigh@codelibre.net>
- Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 11:21:34 +0100
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On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 02:00:15PM -0300, Fernando Lemos wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Roger Leigh <rleigh@codelibre.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:04:32PM -0300, Fernando Lemos wrote:
> >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> wrote:
> >> > On 04/30/2012 04:56 AM, Fernando Lemos wrote:
> >> >> I agree that OpenRC would be an improvement over the status
> >> >> quo, but migrating *away* from OpenRC later on would be a major pain
> >> >> as we would have to support both LSB/sysvinit scripts and OpenRC
> >> >> service descriptions for the foreseeable future.
> >> >>
> >> > Ah? Is this any different with other alternatives like
> >> > upstart or systemd?
> >>
> >> Yes. The kernel isn't getting any less event-based, so OpenRC would be
> >> an interim solution.
> >
> > Unless OpenRC itself could become more event-based.
>
> How realistic is that?
I'm not sure yet. That's one of the things I'd like to find out.
Roger
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