>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Jackson <ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
Ian> Sam Hartman writes ("Re: Bug#835507: Please clarify that Ian> sysvinit support decision is not going to expire"): >> Ian, quick question for you because you might know the answer off >> the top of your head. Does running stretch with sysvinit as your >> init system work reasonably well, or at least work well enough >> that there are a small number of bugs we will likely be able to >> fix in the stretch time frame? What I say below is predicated on >> the assumption that init scripts are basically functional for >> stretch. If that's not true I'd need to rethink my position. Ian> I am running stretch with sysvinit on my laptop. It seems to Ian> work for me. I haven't conducted any kind of systematic Ian> survey. That's the rough estimate I thought you could provide easily and was looking for. That's good enough that I definitely support reaffirming policy 9.3.2 and 9.3.3.