Re: Proposal: switch init system to systemd or upstart
> My understanding is that the _kernel_ side wants to change the cgroup
> API, and this means that at least in the long term current cgroup-using
> applications will need to change in any case (possibly by using systemd
> APIs instead). I'm not familiar with the specific case of lxc, but I
> really doubt systemd would make it unusable. Generally anything must
> already work with systemd to be usable on several major distros, so it
> should be a reasonably safe assumption that things will work.
Generally the Linux kernel bends over backwards to avoid this breakage
and I know there is already some compatibility layer so please refrain
from commenting if you are this unsure or it is another controversial
and undecided topic such as Google requiring it.
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'Write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs to work
together. Write programs to handle text streams, because that is a
universal interface'
(Doug McIlroy)
In Other Words - Don't design like polkit or systemd
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