* Russ Allbery ([email protected]) [140212 19:00]: > Packages should normally support the default Linux init system. There
I would drop the word "Linux" here - Packages should support our default init systems. > are some exceptional cases where lack of support for the default init > system may be appropriate, such as alternative init system > implementations, special-use packages such as managers for non-default > init systems, and cooperating groups of packages intended for use with > non-default init systems. However, package maintainers should be > aware that a requirement for a non-default init system will mean the > package will be unusable for most Debian users and should normally be > avoided. Also, I would think it appropriate if packages should (i.e. in case appropriate patches are available) support other init systems, and not depend on the default init systems. > The Technical Committee offers no advice at this time on requirements > or package dependencies on specific init systems after the jessie > release. There are too many variables at this point to know what the > correct course of action will be. I think we could just drop the whole paragraph. Andi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
