Il giorno lun 27 nov 2023 alle ore 18:16 Arnt Karlsen <arnt@???> ha
scritto:

>
> ..common user apps that lives in /usr/bin etc is no problem,
> even if they fail, they will not block boot-ups.
>

Well yes, but lets not set the bar too low: if I install a (common user)
program it should work.


> ..we don't need or want any systemd shit in Devuan. Do we
> still need all the "forking 500/1000 packages"?

I've already spent one day in October trying to figure out if (and how)
it was possible to avoid a boot failure with runit on unmergd systems.
I'm going to write a seperate post with some infos about this, just wait a
bit


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>
>
> ..another means to keep the unmerged layouts unbroken, is
> fetch and convert e.g. Slackware packages with e.g. alien.
>

Besides personal feeling agains systemd and Debian, I don't think this would
be a convenient approach purely in term of resource needed to maintain it.
of course who does the job has the call on this

Best,
Lorenzo