Re: /var/run/

Scott Walde wrote:
> Conrad Knauer wrote:
>
>>> > http://upstart.ubuntu.com/
>>
>> The version that
>> will be in Feisty when its released will also replace "cron, atd,
>> anacron and inetd". It will be interesting to see what other distros
>> eventually adopt upstart; that should be a good indicator of its
>> merits.
>
> What's wrong with init? What doesn't it do well? Why do we need to
> build a new Leatherman when we already have a perfectly good knife,
> pliers, and screwdriver? Have you ever actually tried to use a
> Leatherman to do real work?

Can't speak to the init question, but I'm with you on the leatherman.
Very cool, looks neat, and I never actually use it for anything.

> It seems to me that Upstart is running contrary to the basic philosophy
> of Unix:
>
> (i) Make each program do one thing well. To do a new job, build afresh
> rather than complicate old programs by adding new features.
> - Doug McIlroy (/The Bell System Technical Journal)
>
> /Pretty soon we'll have to reboot our Ubuntu boxes after each automatic
> update.

If only this were a joke. Ubuntu has tried this trick twice in the last
month or two, the latest TODAY. And if you weren't watching when it did
the updates, it doesn't inform you of why. If they are looking for ways
to drive people away, this would be one. Grrrr.

        Les...
Received on Fri Jan 5 12:42:20 2007