Re: Bug#975075: tech-ctte: Should maintainers be able to block init compatibility changes?

[lorenzo <plorenzo@disroot.org>]

Hi all,

> My suggestion for a mutually bearable solution would be that the
> network-manager package could have its dependency on libpam-systemd
> changed to instead be something like:
>
>  libpam-systemd | network-manager-nonsystemd

Please consider that apt has issues with or group depends/recommends:
Unless the first option listed is a virtual (nonexistent) package, it
will force an init switch on install.
For an example (with Recommends), see #953875 #47 and below

Regards,
Lorenzo