On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> wrote: > Michael Gilbert <mgilb...@debian.org> (2014-01-03): >> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> wrote: >> > Michael Gilbert <mgilb...@debian.org> (2014-01-03): >> >> It is often far more ideal when the TC chooses to not act. TC action >> >> means that the project is somehow dysfunctional. >> >> >> >> init-select is a very simple technical solution to a very large social >> >> problem. >> > >> > Having to pick an init system is *not* a social problem. >> >> All TC decisions are attempts at the resolution of social problems. >> They only consider issues that involve the social disagreement between >> at least two people. The fact that the disagreement is happens to be >> over a technical topic does not eliminate the social aspect. > > Having a social aspect doesn't mean it's primarily a social problem. > >> > Trying to support several init systems is *not* in the best interest of >> > a distribution. Having a fully functional one (and a transition from the >> > former if it's different) is what we need to work on. >> >> Following that logic, supporting multiple packaging helpers, desktop >> environments, text editors, compilers, kernels, so on and so on are >> also *not* in the best interest of a distribution. Let's pick the >> most functional ones, that is what we need to work on. > > False analogy.
Evidence and/or logic would be nice, otherwise there is no reason to conclude this. > Anyway, not going to play on words because there are so many efforts > wasted with this topic already. Again, my position on the topic: "No, this > doesn't belong to the installer". Thanks for taking the time to think about it. I very much respect your opinion. Best wishes, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CANTw=MOpZUmS-b=bzdX0=h_+wu-9pwptrcmzatnmyblhk0-...@mail.gmail.com
