Upstart instead of launchd

Upstart instead of launchd

While in general I very much like the direction Apple has taken with its operating system, and while I think that launchd is a tremendous improvement over initd, I think Upstart is a better solution to the problem -- especially for Linux systems.

Bear in mind that I own or have owned a G3 iBook, a G4 Powerbook, and an Intel-based MacBook Pro, so I'm by no means biased against Apple products.

However, this description page for Upstart accurately reflects why I think it's better than launchd (or initd-ng for that matter).

Event-driven instead of polling loops, dynamically discoverable dependencies instead of explicitly specified dependencies, compatible and resiliant with a wider variety of hardware and software configurations, and more.

I realize that launchd is getting all the press, but that doesn't automatically make it the best choice. For OS X, where the hardware and software are almost completely controlled by a single source, launchd makes sense -- and once again, is a tremendous improvement over initd. For Linux, I think Upstart best fits the bill.