From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Feb 4 03:31:55 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA28119 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 03:31:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from peach.ocn.ne.jp (peach.ocn.ne.jp [210.145.254.87]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id DAA27949 for ; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 03:31:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dcs@newsguy.com) Received: from newsguy.com by peach.ocn.ne.jp (8.9.1a/OCN) id UAA03183; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 20:31:42 +0900 (JST) Message-ID: <36B98457.28E0CB39@newsguy.com> Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 20:28:23 +0900 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: pt-BR,ja MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Terry Lambert CC: dhw@whistle.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: more modular rc/init/uninit system... References: <199902040938.CAA10082@usr04.primenet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message