On 16 August 2012 03:46, Fons Adriaensen <fons@linuxaudio.org> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 12:25:05AM +0800, Rashif Ray Rahman wrote:
Please think of systemd as the freedesktop.org specs for desktop files or graphical interoperability between distributions (X11, d-bus).
I'm trying to attach some meaning to that sentence, but so far I can't.
No problem. It is an analogy, though not meant to be a good one. 'Desktop files' and 'X11 interoperability' are indeed far away from 'core functionality' and 'init'. However, the point stands that it refers to freedesktop.org standards that distributions do follow.
It is a new 'upstream' that we can rely on for running our GNU/Linux systems. It so happens that this time it's a core part of the system that's being 'standardised'. If you're not a fan of freedesktop.org, then I'm afraid that's a religious position you choose to take.
That is completely upside down. Blindly accepting truth 'fom above'. in this case freedesktop.org, is a religious attitude. Refusing to do that certainly is not.
Sorry, I do not recall anyone blindly accepting any kind of truth. It is simply a new way to do something, one that proposes to aid better in maintaining a GNU/Linux distribution. We simply realise its potential and adopt it, instead of fearing and comdemning it for its flaws. I do not see how this is a religious position. Rather, it is a rational one. -- GPG/PGP ID: C0711BF1