Re: Bug#684396: ITP: openrc -- alternative boot mechanism that manages the services, startup and shutdown of a host

[Martin Wuertele <maxx@debian.org>]

* Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org> [2012-08-10 10:12]:

> Le vendredi 10 août 2012 à 09:23 +0200, Martin Wuertele a écrit :
> > Please explain why adding another sysv-rc drop-in replacements cripples
> > the Linux port.
> 
> Because being able to choose between alternatives for core features such
> as the init system only brings more bugs and no added value.
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/rhl-devel-list/2008-January/msg00861.html

And that really explains why there is a choice for core functions like 
kernel event handler: udevd, hotplug2, mdev
c library: glibc, eglibc, dietlibc

er no, it doesn't.

Yours Martin