Re: On init in Debian

[Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@gwolf.org>]

Vincent Danjean dijo [Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 02:37:39PM +0100]:
> * We could try to define a file format that allow a conversion (by a
>   separate specific tool or at runtime) to various init systems.
>   This would avoid to be blocked by the syntax/features of one "source"
>   init system.

There is even (old, yes, but still usable I'd venture) work on this
line, by  Joachim Breitner:

    http://packages.qa.debian.org/m/metainit.html
    http://wiki.debian.org/MetaInit

Metainit has not been touched for four years already, but that was
precisely its initial position.