On 3 December 2014 at 01:18, Joel Rees <joel.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 9:23 PM, Scott Ferguson > <scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 2 December 2014 at 18:05, Patrick Bartek <nemomm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Tue, 02 Dec 2014, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>> >>>> On 2 December 2014 at 08:18, Patrick Bartek <nemomm...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> > On Mon, 01 Dec 2014, Ric Moore wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> On 11/30/2014 11:27 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: >>>> >> <snipped> >>> As far as I've read, I believe only Slackware absolutely refuses to use >>> systemd.
<snipped> >>He's never said that (though I'd welcome an >> authoritive correction). Understandably cautious for someone who >> manages a huge workload almost single-handedly. >> He has said he intends to remain with the current init system - that >> he likes some of the abilities of systemd, and that "one day" he may >> move to systemd.[*1] Which is not close to "absolutely refuses to use >> systemd". >> >> [*1]:- >> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/interviews-28/interview-with-patrick-volkerding-of-slackware-949029/ > > Let's quote a little bit more of that, just for completeness: Did you read what you are responding to - or what you've just quoted?? > > ---------------------------------- > ... Whether we end up using them or not remains to be seen. It's quite > possible that we won't end up having a choice in the matter depending > on how development that's out of our hands goes. It's hard to say > whether moving to these technologies would be a good thing for > Slackware overall. Concerning systemd, I do like the idea of a faster > boot time (obviously), but I also like controlling the startup of the > system with shell scripts that are readable, and I'm guessing that's > what most Slackware users prefer too. I don't spend all day rebooting > my machine, and having looked at systemd config files it seems to me a > very foreign way of controlling a system to me, and attempting to > control services, sockets, devices, mounts, etc., all within one > daemon flies in the face of the UNIX concept of doing one thing and > doing it well. > > ... > ---------------------------------- > > That, and some tweets that are more recent than this interview, leaves > me with a slightly different impression than neutral wait-and-see. [facepalm] > > [...] > > -- > Joel Rees > > Be careful when you look at conspiracy. > Look first in your own heart, > and ask yourself if you are not your own worst enemy. > Arm yourself with knowledge of yourself, as well. Brilliant satire(?) > > Kind regards -- "Let's not be too rough on our own ignorance; it's what makes America great!" ~ Frank Zappa -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/camt2cqnqtg2wypyw7wgtv92c4rvh10j+c9d_t+j1wxzqdjj...@mail.gmail.com
