From: Natanael C. <ml...@ta...> - 2005-08-25 14:08:01
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E.S...@in... wrote: >Evolution is also (slowly) making things better by developers filling up >gaps (like webconf), provide missing packages, making "proof of concepts" >for new technology or creating a new package format like Nathaneal did. >But in the end it would be nice to bring it all together instead of >abbandon branches. > > Personally I think the bearing *concept* is very interesting. Load runtime modules (lrp's) and run from RAM. After the enlightening discussion about tmpfs I think it have become even more interesting. Some people that I work with is interesting in pushing this concept futher. What if we run squid from RAM (actually we already do this)? what if we run a mailserver from RAM? what if run LDAP, SQL etc etc, things you might want to do in bigger environments. Suddenly we are in the possition where we look for using this run-from-RAM concept for solving other problems, targeting other goals than LEAF/Bering is supposed to. Now, I agree completely that forking and abbandon branches is generally a bad thing, but sometimes the goals changes and sometimes it changes fast. I dont expect that the LEAF/Bearing team should change their goals just because the needs in my environment changes. So instead of pushing my needs/goals to the current projects, I start looking for other distros and projects. If there is no-one suitable, I create something new or fork and while doing so, I do everything that is in my power to make sure that others have the possibility to benefit from my stuff. -- Natanael Copa |