Re: Polkit/Consolekit cancer stick?

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 05:41:28AM +0000, oneforall immortal wrote:
> 
> The newer one will because its replacing Hal with POLKIT-1 , which
> requires Consolekit. I do have a patch to drop Pam . But Consolekit is
> still there and still a bug invested guaranteed breakage (working and
> compiling ). Plus this all styarted for me with KDE4 either we are
> forced to use polkit/consolekit/patch and still have a broken system or
> go all the way with Pam for a full cancer stick. Also please there is
> more than enought proof that these do cause a great anount of problems
> . even tonight I was still finding people having the same problems and
> they have pam . It been like that for years . It is an authentication
> many of use done't want to use and would apreciate it bein all put back
> in. It should never have been dropped in the first place. I hate udev
> as it is and never liked hal either and this makes it even more proof
> of what i said in the irc channels that it would get worse.

Please post specific bugs you have, to the distro you use, and they will
resolve them.  Rants without specifics get you nowhere.

> I loved linux but this has put it in the black book now. Totally
> disappointed how it could go from something so good respecting all
> linux platforms. But now only wanting to work with the selected
> favorites.

What exactly do you mean here?  Specifics please.

> Fact is too the time was taken to cut out what worked and should still
> work.

Again, what are you referring to?

> Instead of working the other in to have both options and not one
> forcing the other to use it . Giving it only partial control .

What do you mean?

greg k-h