On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Mike Frysinger <vap...@gentoo.org> wrote: > On Wednesday, June 29, 2011 01:48:16 Nirbheek Chauhan wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote: >> > On Wednesday, June 29, 2011 00:04:57 Michał Górny wrote: >> >> Honestly, I think a better solution would be to provide a convenience >> >> function library, independent of OpenRC. Sourcing random internal >> >> scripts of a random package is just broken by concept. >> > >> > except it hasnt been random and has clearly been defined by having >> > existed since the beginning of Gentoo >> >> I have no idea what this is supposed to mean. > > /etc/init.d/functions.sh has existed for the last decade, and was long ago > decided as the canonical public entry point for scripts external to baselayout > (as opposed to a path in /sbin/). it isnt going anywhere, and painting it as > something in flux at this point is disingenuous. >
So... Gentoo's base system can never change, and hence new init systems are not welcome. Okay. Got it. -- ~Nirbheek Chauhan Gentoo GNOME+Mozilla Team
