[clue-tech] upstart

[Michael J. Hammel]

On Mon, 2008-09-08 at 23:21 -0600, Dennis J Perkins wrote:
> Upstart's job files might be simpler than regular bootscripts.  That's
> why I might install it and play with it to see how good and easy it
> actually is.  Or how many problems it has.

I've played with it and "easier" is relative.  I don't find it easier or
harder, just different.  And that isn't sufficient to replace something
that wasn't horribly broken (unless someone finally explains what the
limitations of SysVInit were that couldn't be fixed).

> If it's in inittab.  But what if it's started by a bootscript
> in /etc/init.d?

Poor design on the app developers part then.  Use the right tool for the
job. 
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Michael J. Hammel                                    Principal Software Engineer
mjhammel at graphics-muse.org                           http://graphics-muse.org
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