On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 3:46 AM, Dominique Leuenberger a.k.a. Dimstar <dimstar@opensuse.org> wrote:
AsS for systemd with patches: the maintainer prefers to backport fixes to the version of systemd we currently have. Almost all patches come from upstream. The maintainer for now decided to stay on systemd version 210 (from February 2014) wheras upstream has produced releases up to version 216 (latest from 19 Aug).
The beauty of this? It's the maintainers free choice to provide what he feels is maintainable and gives the distribution the highest gain. If you feel the version number means a lot: offer assistance in updating.
You do notice, however, how that puts in evidence the awful design of systemd right? I think I've heard that the reason it's not upgraded to the last version is that they depend on a specific version of the kernel to work, so you've got to update both kernel and systemd in order to get a functional system. That's just ridiculous design. Why is changing that not a first priority for packagers? (I'd imagine it's in their best interest to remove kernel version lock-in). -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org