Josselin Mouette <j...@debian.org> writes: >> == optional rider M (Multiple init systems) == >> >> Debian intends to support multiple init systems, for the >> foreseeable future, and so long as their respective communities >> and code remain healthy. >> >> Where feasible, software should interoperate with non-default >> init systems; maintainers are encouraged to accept technically >> sound patches to enable interoperation, even if it results in >> degraded operation while running under the init system the patch >> enables interoperation with. > > Since this text just recommends common sense and is not even mandatory, > I wonder what it is trying to achieve.
We discussed this in our IRC meeting yesterday, largely because I asked the same question. The consensus was that "common sense isn't really that common", and including such text might help reduce the number of questions that come up and have to be answered later. Bdale
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