X-Git-Url: https://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/525c8f4d5fe33e5fec2c764cf123c4b2fffeba52..a0a971f55f61855eb0b27b68176b325f2a65995f:/blog/archive/2009/07/07.rss diff --git a/blog/archive/2009/07/07.rss b/blog/archive/2009/07/07.rss index 27f7c70914..1be2ec16a8 100644 --- a/blog/archive/2009/07/07.rss +++ b/blog/archive/2009/07/07.rss @@ -6,6 +6,83 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + Debian has switched to dependency based boot sequencing + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_has_switched_to_dependency_based_boot_sequencing.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_has_switched_to_dependency_based_boot_sequencing.html + Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:50:00 +0200 + <p>Since this evening, with the upload of sysvinit version 2.87dsf-2, +and the upload of insserv version 1.12.0-10 yesterday, Debian unstable +have been migrated to using dependency based boot sequencing. This +conclude work me and others have been doing for the last three days. +It feels great to see this finally part of the default Debian +installation. Now we just need to weed out the last few problems that +are bound to show up, to get everything ready for Squeeze.</p> + +<p>The next step is migrating /sbin/init from sysvinit to upstart, and +fixing the more fundamental problem of handing the event based +non-predictable kernel in the early boot.</p> + + + + + Taking over sysvinit development + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Taking_over_sysvinit_development.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Taking_over_sysvinit_development.html + Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0200 + <p>After several years of frustration with the lack of activity from +the existing sysvinit upstream developer, I decided a few weeks ago to +take over the package and become the new upstream. The number of +patches to track for the Debian package was becoming a burden, and the +lack of synchronization between the distribution made it hard to keep +the package up to date.</p> + +<p>On the new sysvinit team is the SuSe maintainer Dr. Werner Fink, +and my Debian co-maintainer Kel Modderman. About 10 days ago, I made +a new upstream tarball with version number 2.87dsf (for Debian, SuSe +and Fedora), based on the patches currently in use in these +distributions. We Debian maintainers plan to move to this tarball as +the new upstream as soon as we find time to do the merge. Since the +new tarball was created, we agreed with Werner at SuSe to make a new +upstream project at <a href="http://savannah.nongnu.org/">Savannah</a>, and continue +development there. The project is registered and currently waiting +for approval by the Savannah administrators, and as soon as it is +approved, we will import the old versions from svn and continue +working on the future release.</p> + +<p>It is a bit ironic that this is done now, when some of the involved +distributions are moving to upstart as a syvinit replacement.</p> + + + + + Regjerningens oppsummering av høringen om standardkatalogen versjon 2 + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Regjerningens_oppsummering_av_h_ringen_om_standardkatalogen_versjon_2.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Regjerningens_oppsummering_av_h_ringen_om_standardkatalogen_versjon_2.html + Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:40:00 +0200 + <p>For å forstå mer om hvorfor standardkatalogens versjon 2 ble som +den ble, har jeg bedt om kopi fra FAD av dokumentene som ble lagt frem +for regjeringen da de tok sin avgjørelse. De er nå lagt ut på NUUGs +wiki, direkte tilgjengelig via "<a +href="http://wiki.nuug.no/uttalelser/200901-standardkatalog-v2?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=kongelig-resolusjon.pdf">Referansekatalogen +v2.0 - Oppsummering av høring</a>" og "<a +href="http://wiki.nuug.no/uttalelser/200901-standardkatalog-v2?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=kongelig-resolusjon-katalogutkast.pdf">Referansekatalog +for IT-standarder i offentlig sektor Versjon 2.0, dd.mm.åååå - +UTKAST</a>".</p> + +<p>Det er tre ting jeg merker meg i oppsummeringen fra +høringsuttalelsen da jeg skummet igjennom den. Det første er at +forståelsen av hvordan programvarepatenter påvirker fri +programvareutvikling også i Norge når en argumenterer med at +royalty-betaling ikke er et relevant problem i Norge. Det andre er at +FAD ikke har en prinsipiell forståelse av verdien av en enkelt +standard innenfor hvert område. Det siste er at påstander i +høringsuttalelsene ikke blir etterprøvd (f.eks. påstanden fra +Microsoft om hvordan Ogg blir standardisert og påstanden fra +politidirektoratet om patentproblemer i Theora).</p> + + + Regjerningen forlater prinsippet om ingen royalty-betaling i standardkatalogen versjon 2 http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Regjerningen_forlater_prinsippet_om_ingen_royalty_betaling_i_standardkatalogen_versjon_2.html @@ -48,82 +125,5 @@ er det tydelig at problemstillingen var kjent og forstått.</p> - - Regjerningens oppsummering av høringen om standardkatalogen versjon 2 - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Regjerningens_oppsummering_av_h_ringen_om_standardkatalogen_versjon_2.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Regjerningens_oppsummering_av_h_ringen_om_standardkatalogen_versjon_2.html - Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:40:00 +0200 - <p>For å forstå mer om hvorfor standardkatalogens versjon 2 ble som -den ble, har jeg bedt om kopi fra FAD av dokumentene som ble lagt frem -for regjeringen da de tok sin avgjørelse. De er nå lagt ut på NUUGs -wiki, direkte tilgjengelig via "<a -href="http://wiki.nuug.no/uttalelser/200901-standardkatalog-v2?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=kongelig-resolusjon.pdf">Referansekatalogen -v2.0 - Oppsummering av høring</a>" og "<a -href="http://wiki.nuug.no/uttalelser/200901-standardkatalog-v2?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=kongelig-resolusjon-katalogutkast.pdf">Referansekatalog -for IT-standarder i offentlig sektor Versjon 2.0, dd.mm.åååå - -UTKAST</a>".</p> - -<p>Det er tre ting jeg merker meg i oppsummeringen fra -høringsuttalelsen da jeg skummet igjennom den. Det første er at -forståelsen av hvordan programvarepatenter påvirker fri -programvareutvikling også i Norge når en argumenterer med at -royalty-betaling ikke er et relevant problem i Norge. Det andre er at -FAD ikke har en prinsipiell forståelse av verdien av en enkelt -standard innenfor hvert område. Det siste er at påstander i -høringsuttalelsene ikke blir etterprøvd (f.eks. påstanden fra -Microsoft om hvordan Ogg blir standardisert og påstanden fra -politidirektoratet om patentproblemer i Theora).</p> - - - - - Taking over sysvinit development - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Taking_over_sysvinit_development.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Taking_over_sysvinit_development.html - Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0200 - <p>After several years of frustration with the lack of activity from -the existing sysvinit upstream developer, I decided a few weeks ago to -take over the package and become the new upstream. The number of -patches to track for the Debian package was becoming a burden, and the -lack of synchronization between the distribution made it hard to keep -the package up to date.</p> - -<p>On the new sysvinit team is the SuSe maintainer Dr. Werner Fink, -and my Debian co-maintainer Kel Modderman. About 10 days ago, I made -a new upstream tarball with version number 2.87dsf (for Debian, SuSe -and Fedora), based on the patches currently in use in these -distributions. We Debian maintainers plan to move to this tarball as -the new upstream as soon as we find time to do the merge. Since the -new tarball was created, we agreed with Werner at SuSe to make a new -upstream project at <a href="http://savannah.nongnu.org/">Savannah</a>, and continue -development there. The project is registered and currently waiting -for approval by the Savannah administrators, and as soon as it is -approved, we will import the old versions from svn and continue -working on the future release.</p> - -<p>It is a bit ironic that this is done now, when some of the involved -distributions are moving to upstart as a syvinit replacement.</p> - - - - - Debian has switched to dependency based boot sequencing - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_has_switched_to_dependency_based_boot_sequencing.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_has_switched_to_dependency_based_boot_sequencing.html - Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:50:00 +0200 - <p>Since this evening, with the upload of sysvinit version 2.87dsf-2, -and the upload of insserv version 1.12.0-10 yesterday, Debian unstable -have been migrated to using dependency based boot sequencing. This -conclude work me and others have been doing for the last three days. -It feels great to see this finally part of the default Debian -installation. Now we just need to weed out the last few problems that -are bound to show up, to get everything ready for Squeeze.</p> - -<p>The next step is migrating /sbin/init from sysvinit to upstart, and -fixing the more fundamental problem of handing the event based -non-predictable kernel in the early boot.</p> - - -