Michael Gilbert <mgilbert@debian.org> (2014-01-02): > 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 Even if what's happening on tech-ctte isn't exactly ideal, I don't think letting users choose their init system is a service to them. Editing a kernel command line is enough for those who want to play. Others don't need to bother. Mraw, KiBi.
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