On Friday 06 Jun 2014 12:18:09 Rich Freeman wrote: > That would be udev. It has been around long before systemd, and you > must have missed the huge flamewar when they renamed it to > systemd-udevd. Maybe we'll see "java" renamed to > "java-by-oracle-with-ask-toolbar" next. :)
TBH I wouldn't be surprised. At least java offers a choice of avoiding it. ;-) > If you ever migrate to systemd you really just need to set USE=systemd > and install systemd. Portage will swap out your udev in the process, > though nothing there will really change as systemd and udev install > the same udev components. There is a guide for installing systemd > that you should follow which gets into all the details. I didn't miss the flamewar. Actually I recall joining in the fun and posting the odd message about systemd. I know that I could use eudev or systemd-udev (or even mdev as kindly shared in this list by Walter). I am mostly happy with openrc and therefore have no reason to move to the systemd monoculture, unless gentoo falls in line with Debian et al. and leaves me no choice. -- Regards, Mick
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