On Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 10:10:34AM -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 02:01:32AM -0500, Steve Litt wrote:
> >
> > But there's a third option, that could be offered as a non-default
> > choice:
> >
> > 3) Compile ext4 and only the most common hard drive and SSD drivers
> > into a separate and optional kernel that doesn't call an
> > initramfs, but merely runs an rc file as an init. That rc file
> > does nothing but get all the drives mounted and then exec the
> > normal init (sysvinit).
> >
> > Repeating: This would be an option, not the default. It would be
> > optional, not required. It would work only with ext4 and the very most
> > common hardware drivers.
> >
> > The cost of this would be more work for the Devuan developers.
>
> With even more work for the Devuan developers
>
> 4) Let the installer build the, depending on what the hardware and
I meant
> 4) Let the installer build the kernel, depending on what the hardware and
> file systems being installed actually need.
>
> -- hendrik
>
> > The
> > benefits would be:
> >
> > 1) Simpler, more transparent startup for setups that qualify.
> >
> > 2) Very good educationally, because adding initramfs to the mix really
> > complicates matters while trying to learn the rudiments of bootup.
> >
> > 3) Publicity. AFAIK, Devuan would be the only major distro to offer
> > this option.
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