init-select
Hi :)
The TC init discussion has diverged significantly from Debian's usual
ideals of freedom and meritocracy, so I decided to do something about
it.
So, today I wrote init-select. It's a small tool that empowers users
to freely and simply choose among all of the available init systems.
It also empowers Debian contributors to devote their energy toward
their favorite init knowing that users can easily swap inits to try
the new features they are working on.
But most importantly, it provides a path for eliminating the
politicization of the init system problem.
That would be achieved if Debian's default init were to simply become
init-select's default.
Now, I certainly don't want all that weight solely on my shoulders, so
I would very much prefer this choice to be team-maintained, and I
think the installer/boot team has the expertise and clout to make the
right choice when the time is really right to change the default
Debian init.
The initial package is up for review at:
http://people.debian.org/~mgilbert/other
I've set the maintainer to debian-boot now in the hope that this
proposal sounds reasonable. There is of course more work to do, which
is documented in a TODO file in the source, which will make the
package better, but the existing functionality, I think, is already
useful. I can switch inits on a whim in seconds now.
Anyway, that is my modest proposal. I hope this doesn't sound too
overly idealistic, intrusive, or I suppose out of the blue :)
Best wishes,
Mike
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