Bug#66912: PROPOSAL] init script configuration variables
On 08-Jul-2000 Joey Hess wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Severity: wishlist
>
> There has been some discussion lately on debian-deval (and a bit on
> -policy) about init scripts. One concern that has arisen is that it can
> be very annoying to have to modify an init script to change a simple
> value in it, and then be forced to maintain your modified init script
> each time you upgrade and the package changes it. /etc/default is
> already in use by 3 packages (2 of them in base; also, see also bug
>#66574 point #3), this just formalizes it.
>
seconded
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