[gobolinux-devel] "Revisiting How We Put Together Linux Systems" by Lennart Poettering

[Laércio de Sousa]

Hi there!

Have you seen this article?

http://0pointer.net/blog/revisiting-how-we-put-together-linux-systems.html

It's inevitable to compare it with GoboLinux's and PC-BSD's approaches for
encapsulating applications. What do you think about it?

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Laércio

[Hisham Muhammad]

Post by Laércio de Sousa
Hi there!
Have you seen this article?
http://0pointer.net/blog/revisiting-how-we-put-together-linux-systems.html
It's inevitable to compare it with GoboLinux's and PC-BSD's approaches for
encapsulating applications. What do you think about it?

Thank you, it was an interesting read. Some of the ideas there are not
new, and they seem a rehash of Mac-style approaches, with the
frameworks and all. I also spotted some inconsistencies in the
examples in what made it seem like things are a little simpler than
they would have to be in practice. In the end, I think their idea
gravitates toward a world with 2-3 major distros and all the other
ones being based/compatible with them to some extent. If they push it
hard enough on the business side of thing they may get traction, but
technically I am still skeptical.

-- Hisham