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Re: Cinnamon environment now available in testing



On Fri, 2014-09-05 at 08:47 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 05, 2014 at 10:57:34AM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote:
> > Noel Torres wrote: 
> > > So we are clearly failing to follow the least surprise (for the user) path.
> 
> > > Should not logind depend on systemd-shim | systemd-sysv instead?
> 
> > No. Systemd is the default init system. The default dependencies should
> > reflect that. 
> 
> No, the default dependencies should reflect the *principle of least
> surprise*.  Installation of logind causing your init system to be changed if
> you have already selected a non-default init system in jessie is failing
> this principle.
> 
> The selection of default init system should be done via the Essential
> packages *only*.

In that case, perhaps the alternate init systems should Recommend
systemd-shim?

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
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                                                         - Carolyn Scheppner

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