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Bug#41547: update-rc.d and filerc (was: Re: weekly policy summary)



On Fri, Aug 06, 1999 at 03:46:34PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote:
> Correct section 3.3 to take account of file-rc (#41547)
>   * Proposed by Julian Gilbey; seconded by Roland Rosenfeld.
>   * Part of policy doesn't make sense if file-rc is being used. This
>     proposal is to clean it up so it does make sense, and moreover so
>     it emphasizes that update-rc.d is the only thing that should be
>     used to register init scripts.

I second this proposal too, on the grounds that it mainly clarifies
existing practice, and where it doesn't it improves compatability amongst
packages.

Julian, would you like to do the "detailed rewriting" now?

Cheers,
aj

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