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[2019-10-26 14:11] Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name> > We are removing some implementation details of the runlevels system from > the Policy Manual. Most of the information is duplicated in > README.runlevels as shipped by sysv-rc, and is anyway not relevant to > package maintainers as such, who are only allowed to invoke update-rc.d. > > Directly comparing the text we're removing with the contents of > README.runlevels, however, reveals that the old Policy Manual text > assumes a lot less knowledge of classic UNIX init practices than does > README.runlevels. > > It seems to me that someone who had only ever worked with systems using > systemd, and who now needed to learn how sysvinit runlevels work, would > have an easier time of it if they had the Policy Manual text in addition > to README.runlevels. > > In particular, these three paragraphs explain ideas which are (at least > partially) implicitly assumed by README.runlevels: > > [...] Thank you for you work on comparing with README.runlevels. I included provided paragraphs. > but I'm not sure this text has actually ever been updated since Ian > Jackson wrote it the mid-nineties. It seems it is still correct. I double-checked last part, about runlevels 0/6, reading source of /etc/init.d/rc -- it is still accurate. -- Note, that I send and fetch email in batch, once in a few days. Please, mention in body of your reply when you add or remove recepients.
