Re: [PATCH] tools: add a systemd unit for static rulesets

[Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>]

On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 02:34:01PM +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> 
> On Sunday 2025-03-23 11:00, Arturo Borrero Gonzalez wrote:
> >> On Saturday 2025-03-22 02:49, Duncan Roe wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I have mixed feelings about having this systemd service file in this
> >>>> repository.
> >>>> Will this file be maintained wrt. systemd ecosystem updates? Or will it be
> >>>> outdated and neglected after a few years?
> >> 
> >> There are no changes expected to be necessary.
> >
> > How so? Is the systemd ecosystem not evolving?
> 
> I do not have a crystal ball that shows me what will (or will not)
> happen in the future, so as far as I can tell, it is perfect as it is.
> And I have no indication that unit files are planned to be ditched
> anytime soon.

Even if things will change and this thing gets outdated, who cares? The
bottom line is what we do currently, namely maintain nftables.service
ourselves downstream.

Apart from having to deal with heated debates over its content on the ML
there is no real burden for upstream to maintain it, either.

To me, this is an opportunity to share knowledge (e.g. others performing
a needed unit file update before I find time reading up on systemd's
latest "invention") and it may even encourage downstream maintainers in
collecting/discussing sample config best practices.

Cheers, Phil