I suppose they might have made improvements since I learned of that tidbit,
The only thing is, people should be able to switch init systems if they want on debian. And, some people want to do that and others are willing to do the work. Though I have witnessed first hand how hard it is, to switch to sysvinit on debian. Let's just say, I tried once and everything went black...
I think other options should be available if people are willing to maintain them and want them.
