[Steve Langasek] > Debian packages shouldn't have to compete with the LSB for its own > namespace.
Well, assuming that it is a good thing to have cross-distribution consistency, because this make users more comfortable with moving to Linux from their current platform, I believe it would be a good thing to also have consistent naming of init.d script across linux distributions too. We do not consider it to compete with POSIX to follow the specifications and APIs provided by that standard, and most of us realize that it is an advantage for all distributions that the functions behave the same across distributions. We do not consider the libc API to be Debians namespace. The same way, system administration tools, documentation and other administration-related systems will be easier to handle for users and system administrators if all Linux distribution have consistent naming for init.d scripts. I fail to see the advantage of reserving this as a Debian namespace and consider the LSB as something we do not want to use to create consistency across distributions in this area. Time to rename the thread. Please strop the 'Was'-part when replying. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]