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On 10/02/14 22:47, Simon Avery wrote: > > Turns out this really was a controversial decision. That is likely why it got referred to the technical committee. When everyone agrees on a course of action, or a consensus is reached, it doesn't get referred. So by definition at least one Debian Developer thought it was worth making a fuss over. The sysvinit style in most GNU/Linux was awful, almost anything would be better technically, but risks fragmenting the eco-system further. Anything that maintains backward compatibility to sysvinit will fracture the system within the distro itself - as you have to learn both ways... -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq