Bug#835507: Please clarify that sysvinit support decision is not going to expire
>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
Ian> Sam Hartman writes ("Re: Bug#835507: Please clarify that
Ian> sysvinit support decision is not going to expire"):
>> Ian, quick question for you because you might know the answer off
>> the top of your head. Does running stretch with sysvinit as your
>> init system work reasonably well, or at least work well enough
>> that there are a small number of bugs we will likely be able to
>> fix in the stretch time frame? What I say below is predicated on
>> the assumption that init scripts are basically functional for
>> stretch. If that's not true I'd need to rethink my position.
Ian> I am running stretch with sysvinit on my laptop. It seems to
Ian> work for me. I haven't conducted any kind of systematic
Ian> survey.
That's the rough estimate I thought you could provide easily and was
looking for.
That's good enough that I definitely support reaffirming policy 9.3.2
and 9.3.3.
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