Which init system for Debian?

Posted Nov 7, 2013 16:51 UTC (Thu) by andreasb (guest, #80258)
In reply to: Which init system for Debian? by dgm
Parent article: Which init system for Debian?

>> I, like 99% of all Debian users, don't care about the kFreeBSD or Hurd
>> ports.

> But you should. For the same reasons you should care about processors
> other than x86, form factors other than desktops, and OSes other than
> Windows (that's what most people use, after all).

Well, 99% of all Debian users don't care about m68k. And so the port was dropped from the archive years ago when it couldn't keep up instead of holding back kernel, libc and toolchain versions, Debian freezes/releases and whatnot. Same for alpha and hppa.

Yet people argue that kFreeBSD and Hurd require all of Debian to bend over backwards to support them no matter the cost.