Bug#727708: call for votes on default Linux init system for jessie

[Steven Chamberlain <steven@pyro.eu.org>]

On 19:01, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 07:05:01PM -0500, Michael Gilbert wrote:
> > What makes you think gnome is going to be the default?
> > 
> > http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=tasksel/tasksel.git;a=commitdiff;h=dfca406eb694e0ac00ea04b12fc912237e01c9b5
> 
> Read the text in debian/changelog that is there - the final decision 
> will be made in August (or later).
> 
> I was sarcastically describing a worst-case scenario that is not 
> completely impossible - in reality I would expect enough sanity
> in Debian to ensure that something depending on a non-default
> init system cannot be part of a default installation.

I'd expect Debian GNOME install media would still give a GNOME desktop
by default, Debian KDE disc gives you KDE, etc.

Would it be crazy to suggest putting the preferred init system
in the 'task'?  A Debian GNOME install would likely install systemd,
otherwise it could be something else.

Regards,
-- 
Steven Chamberlain
steven@pyro.eu.org