[FreeBSD-rc] Re: RFC: Removal of the old rc system from -curr ent

[Long, Scott]

Ok, let me modify and clarify my statement:

I no longer feel that keeping rcOG around in a deprecated state
for 5.1 is a requirement.  However:

1.  Doug should work out appropriate release documentation with
    Bruce Mah that notes the removal of rcOG in 5.1, what the
    benefits of rcNG is, and any transition steps neede by
    users and developers.
2.  The issue of /etc/netstart should be addressed.  If it truly
    provides unique functionality that is both useful and does
    not exist in rcNG, then that needs to be addressed before 5.1.

Scott

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Wemm [mailto:peter at wemm.org]
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 3:14 PM
> To: Long, Scott
> Cc: Doug Barton; Alexey Dokuchaev; freebsd-arch at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-rc] Re: RFC: Removal of the old rc system from
> -current 
> 
> 
> Scott Long wrote:
> 
> > I think that you and others have convinced me that there isn't an
> > overwhelming need to deprecate rcOG.
> 
> My take on this whole thing is that having two implementations doesn't
> encourage a clean break.  Suppose we have two third party 
> vendors.  One
> supplies a rcOG hook because they were too lazy to convert 
> it, and put in
> their instructions "Be sure to set rcng=NO in /etc/rc.conf".
> 
> Then, you get another component from another vendor, who only supplies
> a rcNG startup module.  The user now has two conflicting sets 
> of startup
> hooks to reconcile and will be forced to get their hands 
> dirty and translate
> one of them to the other.
> 
> IMHO, make a clean break and get it over and done with.  Get 
> everybody on
> the same page.  Making the clean break also means that we 
> will find anything
> that has been missed (eg: /etc/netstart as referenced later 
> in this thread)
> sooner rather than later.
> 
> Cheers,
> -Peter
> --
> Peter Wemm - peter at wemm.org; peter at FreeBSD.org; peter at yahoo-inc.com
> "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5
>