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Re: Bootup and package managment (and a small status report)
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Alfred M\. Szmidt |
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Re: Bootup and package managment (and a small status report) |
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Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:59:46 +0200 |
it is a worse solution.
If a system does not allow debugging failed boots, or debugging
after boot when complex software like package managers and union
filesystems fail (as they certainly will), it seems unlikely to be
successful. Bugs (or misuses or ...) are inevitable; users need to
have the tools necessary to figure out what is wrong and repair it.
You can always use a serial line to debug the boot, or use a known
working system and debug the translators in a sub-hurd. This is
really no different than having ext2fs, auth, proc, exec, password,
etc, crash due to bugs or misuse.
Re: Bootup and package managment (and a small status report), Thomas Schwinge, 2005/09/18
Re: Bootup and package managment (and a small status report), Richard M. Stallman, 2005/09/19