On Thu, 28 Sep 2017 09:40:54 +0200, Bardot wrote in message
<a02d0b5e-22cf-2c58-e8d1-3ce8ddfc7f9c@???>:

> Le 27/09/2017 à 18:24, Edward Bartolo a écrit :
> > Quote: "Yes, we do want them, because we want enough users of Gnome
> > here so we can tell the Gnome project to make systemd conditional in
> > their source tree, and to accept the patches we (and others) will
> > send upstream."
> If the work is done i don't know why they not accept it.

..could easily be politics: "Systemd und ordning muss sein!"

> > Pushing systemd down Gnome users' throats is part of their marketing
> > strategy. How are you going to convince the Gnome developers not to
> > use anything to that helps them attain their goals? Is it enough to
> > state the already stated about systemd and its adoption? I am afraid
> > the developers are too enthusiastic about systemd's new ways to
> > accept the olden ways.
>
> There is a few number of young developper aware of this.
> Me for example. But it's not easy to create a company and
> take time for not remunerate work on free software.

..true, especially when "upstream hates you", or when
everyone believes "it's not worth the while nor effort."

--
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
Scenarios always come in sets of three:
best case, worst case, and just in case.