Re: Installing an Alternative Init?

[golinux <golinux@riseup.net>]

On Wed, 11/12/14, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@libertytrek.org> wrote:

> Subject: Re: Installing an Alternative Init?
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 5:10 AM

On 11/11/2014 3:33 PM, Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> 
wrote:
> > Actually, there's a patch (thank you Kenshi).  It has not been 
> > applied.
> > Hence, to use it right now, one has to build a custom version of the
> > installer.  I hope, that post the initial Jessie release, the 
> > deboostrap
> > and installer maintainers will apply the patch.

> Since the bug is so old (dates back to wheezy), and a patch exists and
> still hasn't been applied, I think it is likely that they simply don't
> *want* to fix this bug, since that would negatively impact the desire 
> to
> get as many people using systemd as possible, so they can be counted in
> the stats of 'satisfied systemd users', even if many/most don't even
> *know* they're running a different init system.

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Exactly.  When your intent is (Linux) world domination, principles like 
choice and transparency become very inconvenient. The Mintard droolers 
won't even notice but I can certainly feel the noose tightening . . .