Re: systemd as external dependency

[Paul Cutler <pcutler gnome org>]

Hi,

Sorry for top-posting, but I'm going to recommend if anyone wants to
talk about GNOME OS or platform changes to start a new thread.  While
related, this is a different issue than the systemd proposal as an
external dependency.

Paul

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Michael Terry <mike mterry name> wrote:
> On 19 May 2011 10:32, Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net> wrote:
>>> So what are the criteria for deciding which platforms to drop from
>>> GNOME's scope?
>>>
>>> This thread is making it sound like the release team is OK with
>>> criteria like "whichever platforms systemd doesn't run on," which
>>> would certainly seem to put Ubuntu next in line for the axe.
>>
>> I think you need to look at the thread again. That was never mentioned,
>> and we even mentioned ways for distributions that don't use systemd as
>> the init system to ship the D-Bus mechanisms.
>
> True.  I guess I'm really just interested in an official answer to
> "What are the criteria for deciding which platforms are within GNOME's
> scope?"
>
> That's obviously an iffy thing when talking about new modules, because
> sometimes innovation happens in one place and other platforms get
> forced to play catchup, which isn't strictly ruling out support.
> Though some things you know can be ported easily, others you know
> can't be.
>
> Without some formal guidance here, I worry about a slippery slope.
> And it sounds like the GNOME OS concept changed some minds about what
> that guidance should be.
>
> Olav mentioned the Linux-only issue being on the agenda for the next
> Foundation meeting.
>
> -mt
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