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It's basically saying that nothing is changing. 'Exploring alternatives' is a nebulous phrase that says they're sticking with the status quo and keeps the opti
by blihp 7y ago
It's basically saying that nothing is changing. 'Exploring alternatives' is a nebulous phrase that says they're sticking with the status quo and keeps the options open but doesn't commit anyone to actually doing anything.
- sheepdestroyer 7y agoHum, not exactly : It assesses that those interested in having other init working for a package where that support is not directly provided by upstream nor the maintainer can do the work themselves and they will get the community's help by having their patches reviewed and discussed in a timely manner. Which was not a given.
- JdeBP 7y agoNot by Ian Jackson's analysis. By M. Jackson's analysis, it is still not a given. > A,B,F (#3,2,1) > Maintainers do not have to write them and do not need to accept them. * https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/3999.html https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/3999.html
- sheepdestroyer 7y agoOnly Patch "reviewing" is guaranteed, not patch acceptance. Reviewing and discussion were not a given before this vote. This proposition at least ensure that. The maintainer will not be forced to accept patches that he deems unfit just for the sake of supporting other init systems though.
- blihp 7y agoFair point. I was more referring to the fact that the Debian project itself isn't actively looking at / working on anything to replace systemd.