Bug#746715: Shocking read ...

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Kurt Roeckx writes ("Re: Bug#746715: Shocking read ..."):
> On Sat, May 03, 2014 at 06:53:29PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> >     For the record, the TC expects maintainers to continue to support
> >     the multiple available init systems in Debian.  That includes
> >     merging reasonable contributions, and not reverting existing
> >     support without a compelling reason.
> 
> Did the TC previously agree that we should support multiple init
> systems?  As far as I know only a default was selected, and I'm
> not sure if something like that this was ever voted on or not.

The TC has not formally expressed a view on this.

Behaviour like we have seen here is precisely what I was trying to
forestall with the draft resolutions that my colleagues on the
committee voted down.

Ian.