On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 04:35:52PM +0200, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: > GNU/Hurd absolutely needs sysvinit, it is really important to us. > > Bollocks, it isn't important to GNU/Hurd nor does it _need_ it, since > it doesn't follow the philosophy of GNU. It might be important to > Debian GNU/Hurd, but if you meant that then say so.
Yes, he meant that. You should know this list is about the Debian GNU/Hurd port, not GNU in general. Also, I don't see why Debian's sysvinit is against the GNU philosophy. And please, check the CCs. Miquel doesn't need to be CCed twice.. -- Robert Millan "[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work." -- J.R.R.T., Ainulindale (Silmarillion)