On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 06:26:39PM +0100, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > If you want a reliable system, you need a reliable PID 1. Putting > > additional complexity into PID1 increases the likelihood that a > > bug will bring down your *entire system*. PID 1 is a single point > > of failure. It *must* be absolutely dependable and reliable. > > Upstart is also AFAIK at fault here. > > Sticking to the same logic, we should pull out all functionality out of the > Linux kernel and use a micro kernel. > > Modern computer systems are much more versatile and complex than they were at > the time when System V Init was conceived.
Some things must be as simple as possible even today. > I honestly think that people who are fighting modern software like systemd, > pulse-audio or udev are simply fearing that their expertise in hacking > configuration files in order to get things working are no longer needed > anymore. They fear that the average joe can install and set up a Linux box > without their help. May be init today should has some new features, but systemd is not such new init. systemd is a wrong way. See plan9 for a good design examples. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121114174237.GA31202@localhost
