Hi Eugene, On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:50:28AM +0200, Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote: > Hello, > > What is your vision about how many different software pieces can be > supported by Debian as a project for each part of the software stack, > would it be architectures, kernels, init systems, high-level package > managers, desktop environments or something else? In other words, would > you want Debian:
Given the positions I've consistently defended over the years to problems relating to this, I think most of this, in my case, isn't a secret. Nevertheless, it's probably a good idea to make it somewhat more explicit. Thanks for giving me the chance to do that. > a) concentrate more on the things people use most; > b) or give more choices; For starters, I believe that in most cases, these two don't necessarily need to be in conflict. We can concentrate on what people use most, make that the default, and make that default work really really well, without making it impossible to allow people to work on alternatives (architectures, kernels, user interfaces). In some cases, of course, that isn't the case, and then things get somewhat more complex. A good example on that is the systemd discussion on -devel currently: making systemd the default and required init implementation would, in the current state of things, instantly axe the kFreeBSD port. I am of the opinion that this simple fact therefore rules out systemd as the default and required init implementation for Debian; but it looks as if not everyone shares that opinion currently. My personal opinion in the specific case of the systemd discussion, and in any case of a conflict between the above two options in general, would lean more towards providing more choices. However, I am well aware that not everyone is of that same opinion; so while as DPL I might participate in discussions about such a subject, it is unlikely I will be wearing my DPL hat in such a discussion. (Of course, the systemd discussion is a bit more complex than just the above paragraph, but a full discussion about the ifs and maybes there would be far beyond the scope of just answering your question) > c) stay like it is now? I believe my above position isn't that, but YMMV :-) -- The volume of a pizza of thickness a and radius z can be described by the following formula: pi zz a -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120316135748.gh8...@grep.be
