Ben Hutchings writes ("Re: Bug#727708: tech-ctte: Decide which init system to
default to in Debian."):
> I do. I think non-Linux ports make more sense as derivative
> distributions. This gives them the freedom to drop packages that aren't
> worth porting, work around Linux-isms as necessary, improve integration
> with their own kernel, and release on their own schedule - rather than
> trying to make all the crap in Debian build. (Remember, 90% of
> everything is crap.)
If we drop initscript support and provide only init files for an init
system which cannot sensibly be ported to non-Linux systems, this is a
hollow prescription.
Ian.
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