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Re: init-select



Michael Gilbert <mgilbert@debian.org> (2014-01-02):
> So, I suppose this isn't immediately obvious, but there is another
> solved problem here.
> 
> Say the TC ultimately does not choose systemd as the default, and one
> day gnome entirely drops compatibility with the other inits.  The
> gnome maintainers can take advantage of init-select to automatically
> move their users from whatever that default is to systemd.
> 
> That is simply
> 
>   # init-select /bin/systemd
>   # update-grub
> 
> somewhere appropriate in their maintainer scripts.

TC is supposed to take decisions with rationales, and suggesting a path
forward for everyone involved. I suppose they're going to have a plan
for Gnome vs. systemd if systemd isn't chosen.

I'm not sure why just waiting for a decision wouldn't be the right thing
to do right now.

Mraw,
KiBi.

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