Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:00:24 +0000 (UTC) From: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r48057 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201601182200.u0IM0O4l019609@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: bjk Date: Mon Jan 18 22:00:24 2016 New Revision: 48057 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/48057 Log: Add entry mentioning init and service management projects, from Mark Heily Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-10-2015-12.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-10-2015-12.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-10-2015-12.xml Mon Jan 18 20:52:42 2016 (r48056) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-10-2015-12.xml Mon Jan 18 22:00:24 2016 (r48057) @@ -3741,4 +3741,83 @@ </task> </help> </project> + + <project cat='misc'> + <title>System Initialization and Service Management</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Mark</given> + <common>Heily</common> + </name> + <email>mark@heily.com</email> + </person> + + <person> + <name> + <given>Jonathan</given> + <common>de Boyne Pollard</common> + </name> + <email>J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.COM</email> + </person> + + <person> + <name> + <given>Jordan</given> + <common>Hubbard</common> + </name> + <email>jkh@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + </contact> + + <links> + <url href="http://www.daemonspawn.org/2016/01/a-comparison-of-alternatives-to-init8.html">A Comparison of <tt>init(8)</tt> and <tt>rc(8)</tt> Replacements</url> + </links> + + <body> + <p>There are three active projects to provide an alternative + to the traditional <tt>init(8)</tt> and <tt>rc(8)</tt> subsystems + that manage the boot process and system services. There are a + number of reasons driving the desire for change, including:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Faster boot times, made possible by launching services + in parallel</li> + + <li>Greater reliability, by ensuring that services are + automatically restarted if they terminate unexpectedly</li> + + <li>Simplified dependency management, using socket + activation and similar techniques</li> + + <li>The ability to launch services "on demand", + and have them self-terminate when idle</li> + + <li>Improved security, by removing the need to start common + daemons as the root user</li> + </ul> + + <p> Two of the projects, <tt>launchd</tt> and + <tt>relaunchd</tt>, are based on the <tt>launchd(8)</tt> API + introduced by Apple in Mac OS X. The NextBSD project has ported + the original Apple source code by writing a Mach compatibility + layer that allows <tt>launchd</tt> to run on &os;. The + <tt>relaunchd</tt> project started from scratch with the goal of + creating a more modular, lightweight, and portable implementation + of the <tt>launchd</tt> API. The third project, <tt>nosh</tt>, is + a unique creation that borrows concepts from <tt>launchd</tt>, + <tt>systemd</tt>, and several other Unix operating systems.</p> + + <p>While the &os; Project has not made a decision to replace + the current <tt>init(8)</tt> and <tt>rc(8)</tt> subsystems, the + existence and active development of alternatives will continue to + drive innovation in this space.</p> + + <p>Jordan Hubbard is the contact point for the NextBSD + <tt>launchd</tt>, Jonathan de Boyne Pollard is the contact point + for <tt>nosh</tt>, and Mark Heily is the contact point for + <tt>relaunchd</tt>.</p> + </body> + </project> </report>
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