Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 9th Feb 2008 23:45 UTC, submitted by irbis
"Because the traditional System V init daemon (SysVinit) does not deal well with modern hardware, including hotplug devices, USB hard and flash drives, and network-mounted filesystems, Ubuntu replaced it with the Upstart init daemon. Several other replacements for SysVinit are also available. One of the most prominent, initng, is available for Debian and runs on Ubuntu. Solaris uses SMF and Mac OS uses launchd. Over time, Ubuntu will likely come to incorporate features of each of these systems into Upstart."
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RE[4]: Upstart and Fedora 9
by sbergman27 on Sun 10th Feb 2008 02:36
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Member since:2005-07-24
I think the poster is referencing the recent onslaught of comments in every Ubuntu news post about how they don't innovate at all, and just integrate Fedora and Suse developed technologies.
Popularity does that. I find that I can't read those jealous and spiteful comments without thinking of this old Morrissey song:
http://tinyurl.com/236clv
;-)
RE[5]: Upstart and Fedora 9
by superman on Sun 10th Feb 2008 04:40
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Member since:2006-08-01
RE[5]: Upstart and Fedora 9
by superman on Sun 10th Feb 2008 04:48
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Member since:2006-08-01
> Popularity does that. I find that I can't read those jealous and spiteful comments
It's not the point.
Ubuntu do the job for upstart.
Fedora take upstart and Fedora is very please to thank Ubuntu for its good work. It's just respect. It's important.
When Red hat/Fedora do the work, we should have the same respect.
RE[4]: Upstart and Fedora 9
by wirespot on Sun 10th Feb 2008 15:48
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Member since:2006-06-21
I think the poster is referencing the recent onslaught of comments in every Ubuntu news post about how they don't innovate at all, and just integrate Fedora and Suse developed technologies.
Even if that was true, I think this kind of integration is a contribution in itself. Finding ways to create a smooth-working system (be it server or desktop) from existing technology is a goal worth pursuing. And then there are bugs to fix, real-world scenario tryouts and so on. Implementation is just as important as creation, I believe.
Edited 2008-02-10 15:52 UTC
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2005-07-07
I think the poster is referencing the recent onslaught of comments in every Ubuntu news post about how they don't innovate at all, and just integrate Fedora and Suse developed technologies. I wasn't going to be so nice with my smart ass comment, but I got beaten to the punch.