Sebastian Plotz wrote: > I just want to start a discussion, if it would be meaningful to replace > Sysvinit with Upstart ... > > Here are some points for discussion: > > 1. The bootscripts can still be used (like Ubuntu did). > 2. The LFS user will learn something about old techniques (runlevels) and > new techniques (event based booting) at the same time. > 3. Upstart is more modern than Sysvinit (and it is under active > development). > 4. Some distributions already use upstart (Ubuntu, Fedora) or will use it > in future (openSUSE, Debian).
We just upgraded to sysvinit-2.88dsf which appears to be under active development. Updated 14-Apr-2010. dsf stands for Debian-SuSE-Fedora. If you want to prototype Upstart and explain what it offers for an LFS system, then that will help the discussion a lot. Note that if you are concerned about boot speed, my SVN system gets a bash prompt in about 8 seconds. Offering Upstart in BLFS may be an option too. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
