Re: runlevels remodeled

2005-09-17 Thread Freddie Unpenstein
> > I'd counterpropose to make this optional. I very much like the > > fact that the runlevels have no default meaning and would prefer > > it to stay that way, although I can see the issue of LSB > > compliance. > Personally, I hate that it isn't a standardized way to get down to > a minimal syst

Re: And now for something completely different... etch!

2005-06-22 Thread Freddie Unpenstein
> > - inetd begone! -> xinetd (better mechanism to control DoS, > > separation, etc.) > xinetd begone. There is no justification for using anything > resembling inetd on a modern system. What planet do you live on? I want MORE use of inetd, not less. I want to be able to select a service, a

Re: Alternative: Source-Centric Approach [w/code]

2005-04-25 Thread Freddie Unpenstein
> > I'm wondering, what happens if you want to install MOST of the deps > > from source? Wouldn't it be better to have apt-build (using the > > "official apt algorithms") ask on a dep-by-dep basis whether you > > want it compiled from source or installed from a binary? > Which is basically what so

Re: Alternative: Source-Centric Approach [w/code]

2005-04-06 Thread Freddie Unpenstein
> > Your priority are your users, and if Debian has decided to focus > > only on some key architectures it would be the best for them to > > help them switching to Gentoo instead of hacking Debian to become > > some cheap Gentoo clone for most architectures. > I don't view this as being a cheap G