Re: Re-Proposing: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd

2019-11-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Sam Hartman writes: > I have high confidence that a decision in this space will give the > policy editors the tools they need to break the consensus deadlock > without having to resort to overriding them or setting policy as a > project. That is, in this case, a non-binding statement that we kno

Re: Re-Proposing: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd

2019-11-16 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Kurt" == Kurt Roeckx writes: Kurt> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 11:35:27AM -0500, Sam Hartman wrote: >> >> The secretary requested that I have each choice be >> self-contained. So I'm folding the header into each choice. >> >> The line of dashes separates each choice

Re: Re-Proposing: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd

2019-11-16 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Sat 16 Nov 2019 at 06:18PM +00, Ian Jackson wrote: > I hereby formally propose the following amendent (for my reference, > 42471fd). Replace the entire text, with the text below. I too second the below quoted amendment. Thank you, Ian. > - -8<- > > Title: Support non-systemd systems

Re: Re-Proposing: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd

2019-11-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Kurt Roeckx writes: > Even though it always says it's using 4.1.5, I have a hard time seeing > why I shouldn't also put them under 4.1.4 (and 4.1.3). As currently > written, I will most likely interprete them as using the power of 4.1.4, > and so require a 2:1 majority. Here's my reasoning for w

Re: Re-Proposing: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd

2019-11-16 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 11:35:27AM -0500, Sam Hartman wrote: > > Choice hartmans1: Affirm Init Diversity > > Using its power under Constitution section 4.1 (5), the project issues > the following statement describing our current position on Init > systems, Init system diversity, and the use of sy

Re: Re-Proposing: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd

2019-11-16 Thread Russ Allbery
I propose the following amendment to clarify the division of responsibilities problem that Scott noticed. I'm not seeking seconds since I suspect Sam will accept this amendment. Below each quoted sentence is the proposed replacement. (The terminology in use in Policy is incredibly awkward, and t

Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Russ Allbery writes: > Ansgar writes: >> So three hypothetical examples: >> - a hypothetical GNOME version that requires a build-time choice >>between `systemd --user` and the traditional session implementation; >>(GNOME can use `systemd --user` already[1], but it's not a build-time >>

Re: Re-Proposing: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd

2019-11-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Ian Jackson writes: > I hereby formally propose the following amendent (for my reference, > 42471fd). Replace the entire text, with the text below. I second the below quoted amendment. > -8<- > Title: Support non-systemd systems, without blocking progress > PRINCIPLES > 1. We wish to contin

Re: [draft] Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-16 Thread Russ Allbery
Ian, if you have a moment, could you also weigh in here to confirm that I've understood the intent of your proposal correctly? Ansgar writes: > So three hypothetical examples: > - a hypothetical GNOME version that requires a build-time choice >between `systemd --user` and the traditional s

Re: Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-16 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 11:08:36PM +, Scott Kitterman wrote: > As I've mentioned before, these need to be framed in terms of policy, not > RCness. Note that we also have delegated policy editors: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2018/08/msg2.html Kurt

Re: Re-Proposing: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd

2019-11-16 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 11:35:27AM -0500, Sam Hartman wrote: > > The secretary requested that I have each choice be self-contained. > So I'm folding the header into each choice. > > The line of dashes separates each choice. > I formally propose these general resolution options. Can you please cl

Re: Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-16 Thread Scott Kitterman
On November 16, 2019 10:50:59 PM UTC, Kurt Roeckx wrote: >On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 05:40:10PM +, Dmitry Bogatov wrote: >> >> [2019-11-15 11:52] Ian Jackson >> > Dmitry, I suggest instead, this change to your original text: >> >> Being able to run Debian systems with init systems othe

Re: Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-16 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 05:40:10PM +, Dmitry Bogatov wrote: > > [2019-11-15 11:52] Ian Jackson > > Dmitry, I suggest instead, this change to your original text: > > Being able to run Debian systems with init systems other than > systemd continues to be value for the project. Pack

Re: Re-Proposing: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd

2019-11-16 Thread Ian Jackson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Sam Hartman writes ("Re-Proposing: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd"): > The line of dashes separates each choice. > I formally propose these general resolution options. I hereby formally propose the following amendent (for my referen

Re: Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities

2019-11-16 Thread Ian Jackson
Holger Levsen writes ("Re: Proposal: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd Facilities"): > On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 01:22:26PM -0700, Sean Whitton wrote: > > If we found that the six month delay was repeatedly expiring with no > > serious attempts at non-systemd implementations of the new

Re: Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-16 Thread Dmitry Bogatov
[2019-11-15 11:52] Ian Jackson > Dmitry, I suggest instead, this change to your original text: Being able to run Debian systems with init systems other than systemd continues to be value for the project. Package not working with pid1 != systemd is RC bug, unless it was d

Re: Draft text on Init Systems GR

2019-11-16 Thread Dmitry Bogatov
[2019-11-15 01:10] Brian Gupta > I guess my question is what does it mean to say "designed by upstream > to work exclusively with systemd"? Is that ambiguous, or clear to > everyone? I think we're going to hit grey areas, where upstreams may > only test with systemd, but that it can be made to

Re: Simple Init Diversity statement (search for seconds)

2019-11-16 Thread Dmitry Bogatov
[2019-11-14 18:17] Russ Allbery > >> The implication I would take as Policy editor from this option winning > >> is that any systemd service that is not supported by (all?) other init > >> systems in Debian must not be used, except in packages whose upstreams > >> only support systemd. Packages

Re-Proposing: General Resolution on Init Systems and systemd

2019-11-16 Thread Sam Hartman
The secretary requested that I have each choice be self-contained. So I'm folding the header into each choice. The line of dashes separates each choice. I formally propose these general resolution options. Version 1385c4e4ba56da Choice hartmans1: Affir