Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] systemd: add support initial systemd service files

["Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:42 AM, Andrew Cooper
<andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On the other hand if systemd using distros are carrying their own
>> service files then each of them will be rediscovering the issues
>> themselves, possibly after we've triaged it here for the Nth time. Even
>> if the set of upstream service files are not kept completely up to date
>> at least they are in a common location, with some >0 chance of getting
>> update when things change.
>>
>> I'm not sure which way I am leaning right now.
>
> Speaking in my capacity as a downstream consumer, I would much prefer
> upstream to carry scripts for each init system.
>
> IMO, the benefits of not repeatedly solving the same bug different ways,
> and a wider set of eyes checking changes outweigh the problems of things
> getting out of sync.

My hope was also that we could work together on fixing things in one
place, as terrible and imperfect as they may be right now. The other
thing to keep in mind is that systemd is simply optional and the files
will only be used on systems that would prefer to use them.

  Luis

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