Re: .Net/Mono and C# in GNOME? Do we really need it?

[Alex Jones <alex weej com>]

On Sat, 2006-12-30 at 10:06 +1000, Peter Dolding wrote:
> Alex Jones wrote:
> > On Fri, 2006-12-29 at 13:02 +1000, Peter Dolding wrote:
> >   
> >>> "initrd" is a RAM Disk used for initialising a bootup process. I have no
> >>> idea what relevance that has.
> >>>
> >>> If you mean SysVInit, well... /it's already gone in Ubuntu/. Upstart
> >>> replaced it ages ago.
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> PS the first SysVInit to run is inside the initrd.  The mess starts at 
> >> initrd and moves all the way threw the boot process.
> >>     
> >
> > SysvInit isn't run at all. It is already replaced by Upstart.
> >   
> The initilization min SysvInit last time I looked is still there.  That 
> just starts what drivers and setup is required from the initrd is still 
> there before starting /sbin/init.

Are you sure you're not confusing SysVInit for the Linux kernel starting
up?

> Upstart has not replaced that as far 
> as I know.

No, and it never will replace the kernel :o)

> Thinking the min SysvInit stops at the end of the intrd then 
> the /sbin/init is started.  So even if SysVInit is not installed its 
> legacy can still be there.
> 
> Basicly /bin/sh is in the initrd.  The mess spread everywhere.  I really 
> have to have a look at it to see if they fixed in there as well. Ok time 
> to look inside Ubuntu initrd to see if they got it all in the last release.
> 
> Its only taken 5 years to start to get out of the /bin/sh problem.  Even 
> time I have looked most of the replacements have not got it all.

> Peter Dolding