From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17B28138010 for ; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:47:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 594E3E08AA; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:47:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from homiemail-a93.g.dreamhost.com (caibbdcaaaaf.dreamhost.com [208.113.200.5]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF3A3E0899 for ; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:47:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from homiemail-a93.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a93.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59D518405C for ; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:47:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=libertytrek.org; h= message-id:date:from:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s= libertytrek.org; bh=HUFlRBEucTKo7+sV5xuQ22iiTwc=; b=M9uGBugnXnRP Ii0ja3EnZoJzn/rjr3g5jXjZUovU9bAs+bH+FwbG8wE6BYQDjqlfH8BXR4EZrr+B MKPStzbFD0eaKxJvvOEGycEMCa9Sm610lMjcBXpNgFwzHf1oAz2Cw2Qt3KbtSYvu mjHTuRht+4zd1lYCmf/i4KJGw/AxwvE= Received: from [127.0.0.1] (unknown [159.63.145.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: tanstaafl@libertytrek.org) by homiemail-a93.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 96BB28405B for ; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:47:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <5156FAF0.5030103@libertytrek.org> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:47:12 -0400 From: Tanstaafl User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130307 Thunderbird/17.0.4 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: eudev - is it a viable *long-term* option? - WAS: Re: [gentoo-user] Updating our live servers. I'm scared! References: <5154744D.9080805@orlitzky.com> <515488B8.4010201@gmail.com> <5156F93A.5000408@libertytrek.org> In-Reply-To: <5156F93A.5000408@libertytrek.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: e30c3a61-5ba4-4096-96c3-345aa1b80378 X-Archives-Hash: b8cba0eb03cafc0235a381e463847e3f I should have added that this is for a server (not hardened), so I don't care about hot plug this or that, I just care about stability and reliability with respect to updates not breaking booting capability... On 2013-03-30 10:39 AM, Tanstaafl wrote: > On 2013-03-28 2:15 PM, Dale wrote: >> Just a thought. Have you thought about switching to eudev? That would >> solve some udev issues. Since you are running a hardened profile and >> servers, may not be a option tho. > > I'm curious... > > Is eudev still being 'maintained'? Does it still have any advantages > over the new udev? > > I'm mostly concerned about getting so far behind that I end up in an > untenable situation... ie, eudev dies in 1+ years, and the changes > between now and then make it virtually to update to whatever is the new > way... >