On Fri, 7 Apr 2017 14:27:40 -0400 David Niklas <do...@mail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:30:11 -0700 > Patrick Bartek <nemomm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The Linux mantra has always been "choice," plethoras of choices. So > > why at install time, is there no choice for the init system? You > > get what the developers decide. Yes, you can install a new one -- > > I've done it and it works -- but only after the install. It'd be a > > lot easier, if there were a choice to begin with just like whether > > you want a GUI and which one. > > > > Now, I know with LFS, you get to choose everything, etc. But is a > > choice of init at install time so outrageous that no one ever > > considered it or is it technically unfeasible or something else. > > > > Just curious. > > > > Because this reply is so late I'm CC'ing you off list. > > I sympathize, I run Gentoo Linux and us OpenRC. I plan on running > Devuan, a Debain derivative that supports lots of different init I considered Devuan initially, but it's based off Jessie; is still in Beta, and in a few months Jessie will be oldstable. Not the criteria I'm looking for to replace my aging Wheezy system or install on a new notebook I plan to get soon. I've looked at other systemd-less Debian-based distros like AntiX and mx16, but extraordinary measures must be taken to keep them free of systemd components like using third party repos. And I fear that will ultimately affect whether they are truly Stable in the Debian sense. I have no interest in rolling releases. Been there; done that. Currently, I'm looking into a hybrid-Stretch with the init and supervisor system I want -- easy enough to do -- disemboweling systemd and relegating it to an innocous eunuch to satisfy dependencies. That way I don't need any special repos and update/upgrade will work as it should. Shows promise right now. More reading needed. I have Plans B and C just in case. > systems. Why no one looks at their project and sees the people > involved when making a statistic up for the amount of dissatisfied > systemd users I don't know. That's an argument for another day. Thanks for your response. B
