Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 20:28:23 +0900 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: dhw@whistle.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: more modular rc/init/uninit system... Message-ID: <36B98457.28E0CB39@newsguy.com> References: <199902040938.CAA10082@usr04.primenet.com>
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Terry Lambert wrote:
>
> > 1) Links? That's awful. Configuration information should be put in a
> > FILE.
>
> Uh, we await your diffs to phkmalloc. Be sure to run them by Poul
> so he can reject them. 8-).
I claim that's different, though not so confidently. The problem
with the "links" above is that the configuration information is the
*directory*, not the link by itself (as I have the vague impression
is the case you mention).
> > 2) Run levels are flawed. They are "one-dimensional", and the
> > problem they have to solve is not. (Refer to PPP vs Network
> > problem).
>
> Run states resolve this.
Yep. I'm not against run states, just against run levels. If people
want to change things, I'd rather have it done right. right <> SysV.
:-)
> It's actually two dimensional, since it includes directory order
> vs. level (state) specific director{y|ies}.
>
> But it doesn't solve all the problems, no. Just all the ones
> BSD has that SysV doesn't. 8-p.
BSD doesn't have any problems. It just does not implement these
features. :-)
--
Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS)
dcs@newsguy.com
She just looked at him over the rotating pencil like, how slow can
a mammal be and still have respiratory functions?
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