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Debian To Replace SysVinit, Switch To Systemd Or Upstart

Posted by samzenpus on from the changing-it-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Debian has been one of the last holdouts using SysVinit over a modern init system, but now after much discussion amongst Debian developers, they are deciding whether to support systemd or Upstart as their default init system. The Debian technical committee has been asked to vote on which init system to use, which could swing in favor of using Upstart due to the Canonical bias present on the committee."

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  1. Re:Ugh by Tanktalus · · Score: 5, Funny

    I really wish you'd get off the fence and pick a position on the issue.

  2. Re:Canonical might suck... by jones_supa · · Score: 4, Funny

    mostly okay for some stuff, and utter **** for anything else.

    So mostly okay for some stuff, and four stars out of five for anything else? Pretty good, pretty good.

  3. Re:Uh... by 0racle · · Score: 4, Funny

    systemd: good idea, horrible implementation.

    No Solaris SMF was a good idea, systemd is what you get when someone looks at that idea and says "you know what, I can fuck that up."

    --
    "I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
  4. Re: Uh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    To shutdown: yank the power cable.

    To reboot: yank the power cable, then plug it back in again. Then depress power button if necessary.

    Accompany either process by shouting the magic words "fuck it, it'll probably be fine".