On Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 07:40:54PM +0200, Trond Danielsen wrote: > 2007/4/8, Patrice Dumas <pertusus@xxxxxxx>: > >On Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 08:59:24PM +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > >> > >> If you are advocating for alternative init systems I hope you take > >> sometime to do that. > > > >I am not essentially advocating for alternative init systems, but I am > >advocating for diversity and not having artificial entry barriers. I > >have already seen people saying only one dm, only one libc, and so on > >and so forth. This, in general, comes with a preference for desktop > >users and for things that just work, even if they are not easy to > >customize. I'd like that power users (like myself) also keep on use, > >contribute and feel that fedora is right and welcoming for them. > > _Nobody_ has suggested that only one desktop environment or a single > window manager should be available in Fedora. Please stick to the > facts. I didn't said wm, but dm (display manager). It is there: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-maintainers/2007-February/msg00408.html For the one libc and no static linking against dietlibc, even if it is more efficient I could find the thread too, if you really want to. > The point that you seem to be missing is the fact that there is a huge > difference between shipping two window managers and two different init > systems. For each init system all packages that provide services > would have to maintain different start-up scripts for each init > system. Right, I agree on that. But it doesn't change my point, although I agree that there should be init files for the main services, especially the system daemons before it goes in the stable releases. > I think it is better to test and benchmark the different init systems > outside of the main repositories, and when the time is right, and > opinions backed by measured results, a new init system can be > introduced into Fedora. I disagree. This adds a barrier for those who have the knowledge and the will to package and use different init systems. -- Pat -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
