> There are several points to consider there. First, yes symlinks
> simplify administration of packages or init segments. However, the
> price one pays is that hand administration becomes MUCH more complex.
> It is extremely easy to have just two or three boot/init scripts that
> are executed in a certain order and add or remove a call by hand. SunOS
> and Slackware follow that paradigm and both were trivial to manage IF
> you know Unix and /bin/sh well.
Please tell it to FreeBSD folks. They are considering moving toward
something like what we have. Even some BSD people are realizing the
BSD init doesn't work that well. SysVInit certainly can use some
improvements. But the BSD init is not the solution.
BTW, if you do know Unix and /bin/sh well, SysVInit administration is
not that complex at all. It is much easier than the BSD init. I have
maintained and installed packages which need rc scripts on both SVR4
and BSD, I can tell it from my experiences as a maintainer and an
installer. On the other hand, if you don't know Unix very well,
SysVInit is easier to deal with.
H.J.
