Re: Deadline for jessie init system choice
On Fri 13 Dec 2013 at 11:38:31 +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Jo, 12 dec 13, 20:00:44, Brian wrote:
> >
> > Debian doesn't have deadlines. You'll have to wait. Think in terms of
> > a couple of years for a decision to be made.
>
> I don't think so. A timeline has not been decided yet, but it is my
> understanding that a decision is definitely wanted for Jessie and there
> is already less than a year until freeze.
What difference does it make whether the decision is made before or
after the freeze? An excerpt from
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2013/10/msg00004.html
Proposed Release Goals
======================
The call for release goals has finished and we have received the
following proposals:
* Native systemd support in every package with sysv scripts
* Hardening of ELF binaries (carry over from Wheezy)
* debian/rules to honor CC/CXX flags
* clang as secondary compiler
* piuparts clean archive
* Cross Toolchains in the archive
* Make the base system cross-buildable
* SELinux
* UTF-8
We have yet to process these goals listed above; for now they remain
only proposed release goals for Jessie. We will be reviewing them and
talking to the advocates about them. Accepted goals will be announced
later.
Would I be correct in assuming that progress towards the implementation
of a decision on a future init system would depend on the first goal
being attained?
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