Bug#835507: Please clarify that sysvinit support decision is not going to expire

2016-08-28 Thread Bart Schouten
Christian Seiler schreef op 28-08-2016 10:07: ... warehouse of troubles that need a million hours of employment each year to keep it going ... - you will hate the day when you discover you've been scammed ... Or, when other people constantly and irrationally bring up libsystemd0 again and

Bug#835507: Please clarify that sysvinit support decision is not going to expire

2016-08-28 Thread Bart Schouten
Sam Hartman schreef op 28-08-2016 1:37: I'm nervous of going too far down the path of legalisms. Asking those who need the scripts to prove (or even say) they still need them is not what we want. However if someone is having difficulty maintaining the scripts or they are broken, it is

Bug#835507: Please clarify that sysvinit support decision is not going to expire

2016-08-27 Thread Bart Schouten
I agree on this too. To the extent it should be considered time-limited, it should be «until N releases after sysvinit is removed» or somesuch, if that happens. In legal terms, in law, it would be considered that the burden of proof lies with those who want to remove it. Asking the