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Re: If Not Systemd, then What?



On Tue, 21 Oct 2014, Scott Ferguson wrote:

> On 21/10/14 06:45, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> > [snip]
> > 
> > So, what would you all propose?  For a server?  Or for a user
> > desktop? Or something that fulfills both scenarios?  And why?
> 
> 
> One of the difficulties is that there is no clear distinction between
> a desktop and a server - just degrees.
 
In general, that may be true, but servers can be highly customized for
their tasks and that may have a bearing on inits and startup
routines. User Desktops, I think, must be by their very use more
generic in startup to cover a multitude of different user
requirements.  So, it is possible and, perhaps, even desirable to have
different inits.  That's why I posed the question that way.


> > Just wondering.
> > 
> > 
> > B
> > 
> > 
> 
> I suspect, despite my interest in the subject, this would be better on
> the off-topic list.
> If that sounds hypocritical, perhaps it is - but I see it as
> acceptance that I've been wrong before.

I don't think it's off-topic.  After all, systemd is now, by default,
the official Debian init system.  And there are alternative inits in
the repos that work with Debian.  And this is the Debian-User list.
So, my query is relevant.  But some here are more particular of what
constitutes on or off topic.  I'm not one.  I consider this list a
general Debian discussion list and not a technical forum as such.

Now, if I were to ask for everyone's favorite gumbo recipe...  Now,
that would be off-topic even though those recipes came from Debian
users. ;-)

Thanks for your input.

B


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