Package: tech-ctte There has recently been a thread on debian-devel ("Is missing SysV-init support a bug?) about the decision by a package maintainer to drop sysvinit support from their package. The maintainer has said they are reconsidering, which is good.
But, the discussion on -devel has shown that there are some other maintainers who are considering similar steps, and that the project's view on this is not settle. So: would the TC please clarify that the decision that For the record, the TC expects maintainers to continue to support the multiple available init systems in Debian. That includes merging reasonable contributions, and not reverting existing support without a compelling reason. still stands, and that the answer to this queston However, that was two years ago. How long should we be expected to continue maintaining sysvinit scripts? is "indefinitely, and specifically until a contrary decision by the TC" (subject to quibbles over the exact meaning of "maintaining"). Or to put it another way: The answer to "is missing sysvinit support a bug" is "yes, and it will continue to be regarded as a bug until further notice". Of course a maintainer is not required to personally fix every bug, but a maintainer should not introduce bugs without good reasons, and should merge reasonable bugfix contributions. Thanks, Ian.