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Debian Developers Take To Voting Over Init System Diversity
It's been five years already since the vote to transition to systemd in Debian over Upstart while now there is the new vote that has just commenced for judging the interest in "init system diversity" and just how much Debian developers care (or not) in supporting alternatives to systemd.
Due to Debian developers having differing opinions on handling non-systemd bugs in 2019 and the interest/commitment to supporting systemd alternatives in the scope of Debian packaging and various related friction points, they've taken to a new general resolution over weighing init system diversity.
The ballot is available on-line. The choices are:
Choice 1: F: Focus on systemd
Choice 2: B: Systemd but we support exploring alternatives
Choice 3: A: Support for multiple init systems is Important
Choice 4: D: Support non-systemd systems, without blocking progress
Choice 5: H: Support portability, without blocking progress
Choice 6: E: Support for multiple init systems is Required
Choice 7: G: Support portability and multiple implementations
Choice 8: Further Discussion
[Ed. note: I'm not sure what the letters after the choice numbers indicate, nor do I know where "C" disappeared to.]
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 10 2019, @08:37PM (2 children)
If you want such a an option list when installing a distro, from where do those options come?
Perhaps you could write several of them each time you install a new system? What's that? You just want a bunch of different options presented to you and don't care about how they get there? If that's the case, then the discussion/vote in TFA isn't aimed at you.
I'm not *at all* suggesting that you don't participate. By all means, say whatever you want.
However, the issue isn't awkward wording, it's your complete misunderstanding of the discussion WRT init systems in TFS/TFA is all about.
It's not like multiple init systems run at the same time (okay, I guess they *could*, but hilarity, then tragedy, would ensue -- possibly without the hilarity). As such, what do you think
means?
It means exactly what you're asking for. I'm not sure how you could be confused so badly. Lack of sleep?
(Score: 2) by RS3 on Tuesday December 10 2019, @10:10PM (1 child)
Whenever you misunderstand someone, it's always the best thing for all of society to insult the person, rather than realize that language is not exact, and sometimes some readers may misinterpret what they've read. /s
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 10 2019, @10:32PM
That, to you, is an insult?
Remind me not to hope you have a good day -- you might beat me up.