Proposed F19 Feature: systemd/udev Predictable Network Interface Names

["Jóhann B. Guðmundsson"]

On 01/24/2013 03:17 PM, John Reiser wrote:
> On 01/23/2013 01:54 PM, Bill Nottingham wrote:
>
>> This code has the benefit of:
>> - covering more device types (not just BIOSes with type 9 & type 41)
>> - not attempting to do heuristics that name devices via enumeration
>>
>> However, it does have the large disadvantage of changing the namespace used.
> Another cause for concern by users is the maintenance record of systemd:
>    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=841822
>    pungi can't create installable media with F17 + updates
>
> For about five months from July through December 2012
> a bug in systemd-44-17.fc17 prevented installation of Fedora 17
> using an updated .iso/DVD/USB containing the then-current packages.
> Obviously there were workarounds, but the long persistence of the bug
> was irksome and slowed the adoption of Fedora 17.
> The root cause was identified in just a few days:
>    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=841822#c9
> but the fix for Fedora 17 did not appear despite gentle ping.
>
> Please pay more attention to maintenance of systemd.
>

The track record of systemd maintains is just fine better than many 
other components in the distribution.

Claiming something else is just absurd.

JBG