On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 00:42:00 +1300 cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: > On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 12:30:11PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > The Linux mantra has always been "choice," plethoras of choices. So > > why at install time, is there no choice for the init system? You > > get what the developers decide. Yes, you can install a new one -- > > I've done it and it works -- but only after the install. It'd be a > > lot easier, if there were a choice to begin with just like whether > > you want a GUI and which one. > > > > Now, I know with LFS, you get to choose everything, etc. But is a > > choice of init at install time so outrageous that no one ever > > considered it or is it technically unfeasible or something else. > > > > Just curious. > > Some interesting links: > http://islinuxaboutchoice.com/ > > https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/4hutww/is_linux_about_choice/ > > http://pusling.com/blog/?p=366 > > https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2009/09/23/linux-is-about-choice/ > > OK, sure, they're the first 4 hits in a google search but they *are* > interesting. :)
Never came across those during my research before posting my initial query here. And I read a lot of articles. Still have found nothing stating exactly why Linux distros don't offer a choice of inits during install, even in "expert" mode. You can choose just about everything else. I doubt that particular option was even considered. Thanks for your reply. B