Hi, Am Samstag, 30. November 2019 schrieb Guillem Jover: > Hi! > > I think the current GR is incorrectly framing the problem at hand, > as if it was just an init system selection. It seems to me, that an > init system is in principle just one of the many technologies we ship > and integrate. But at least when it comes to systemd, choosing that in > detriment to anything else, has a cascading effect of deciding on and > closing doors on a wide range of technologies which have been declared > incompatible by systemd upstream or by those other technologies. > > For example the claims on "cross-distribution standards and > cooperation", are pretty much restricted to GNU/Linux (glibc-based), > not even say musl-based systems, or many other variations. systemd > provides many nice features, but at the same time, as with any > software, not all of them fit or are sufficient for all use cases or > requirements, and people do want or have to use alternatives for many > valid reasons. > > > I'm thus proposing the following: > > ----X<---- > Title: Reaffirm our commitment to support portability and multiple > implementations > > The Debian project reaffirms its commitment to be the glue that binds > and integrates different software that provides similar or equivalent > functionality, with their various users, be them humans or other software, > which is one of the core defining traits of a distribution. > > We consider portability to different hardware platforms and software > stacks an important aspect of the work we do as a distribution, which > makes software architecturally better, more robust and more future-proof. > > We acknowledge that different upstream projects have different views on > software development, use cases, portability and technology in general. > And that users of these projects weight tradeoffs differently, and have > at the same time different and valid requirements and/or needs fulfilled > by these diverse views. > > Following our historic tradition, we will welcome the integration of > these diverse technologies which might sometimes have conflicting > world-views, to allow them to coexist in harmony within our distribution, > by reconciling these conflicts via technical means, as long as there > are people willing to put in the effort. > > This enables us to keep serving a wide range of usages of our distribution > (some of which might be even unforeseen by us). From servers, to desktops > or deeply embedded; from general purpose to very specifically tailored > usages. Be those projects hardware related or software based, libraries, > daemons, entire desktop environments, or other parts of the software > stack. > ----X<---- > > Thanks, > Guillem >
Seconded. Mike -- Gesendet von meinem Fairphone2 (powered by Sailfish OS).
